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2. Try These Hacks to Get Rid of Those Pesky Fruit Flies - AOL

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   Since fruit flies are drawn to rotting fruit, Stevison says, “vinegar, a byproduct of the fermentation process, sets a perfect trap. Apple cider vinegar is probably best, but in a bind, beer or ...

3. Fly spray - Wikipedia

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   Fly spray contains chemicals (including many organophosphate compounds) that bind to and permanently block the action of an enzyme called acetylcholinesterase. [1] Acetyl choline (ACh) is the nerve transmitter substance released by motor neurones (at a site called the neuromuscular junction) to stimulate muscle contraction.

4. Insect repellent - Wikipedia

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   Synthetic repellents tend to be more effective and/or longer lasting than "natural" repellents. [1] [2]For protection against ticks and mosquito bites, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recommends DEET, icaridin (picaridin, KBR 3023), oil of lemon eucalyptus (OLE), para-menthane-diol (PMD), IR3535 and 2-undecanone with the caveat that higher percentages of the active ingredient ...

5. Bottle trap - Wikipedia

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   Sap beetles (a group of small fruit-eating beetles), moths like the large white witch moth, various butterflies, [4] cockroaches, flies, stingless bees, wasps and even small fruit eating bats [2] may enter the bottle traps as bycatch while the collector aims for beetles. Such unwanted animals in the trap may cause the collector several problems:

6. Fly-killing device - Wikipedia

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   Three fly bottles from Central Europe, beginning of the 20th century. A fly bottle or glass flytrap is a passive trap for flying insects. In the Far East, it is a large bottle of clear glass with a black metal top with a hole in the middle. An odorous bait, such as pieces of meat, is placed in the bottom of the bottle.

7. Black Flag (insecticide) - Wikipedia

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   Black Flag also makes a series of pesticide-free insect traps, under the "Motel" brand, including its Roach Motel, Fly Motel, and Yellow Jacket Motel. The common slogan for all of these is that the insects thus trapped "check in, but they don't check out."