Fruit flies are a common infestation found in homes, and while populations tend to build during the summer, they are frequently active at all times of year.
They get their name from their behaviour, which is to eat ripened fruit and vegetables and fermenting products.
Adults are three to four millimetres long and may have red eyes – thought some are dark eyed.
Their bodies are usually brown or tan in colour.
While fruit flies cannot bite, they can carry diseases, bacteria and viruses and can be a nuisance as they buzz round your home.
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The two most visible signs of an infestation is adult flies flying around in kitchens or bins and pupae.
So once you have identified a fruit fly problem, what can you do to get rid of it?
Good Housekeeping offers a number of methods, and one is apple cider vinegar.
All you need is a bottle of unfiltered apple cider vinegar.
Remove the cap from the bottle – it does not necessarily have to be full.
Next, cover the opening in plastic wrap and secure with an elastic band.
Then, poke a hole at the top for fruit flies to enter.
Apple cider vinegar is believed to have a similar aroma to fermented or rotting fruit to attract their attention.
For Kim at Today’s Creative Blog the method works every time.
She said: “No matter how hard I try to prevent fruit flies every summer, they seem to always find me. Every year, I Google ‘how to get rid of fruit flies’ and every year, I end up using this tried-and-true method.
“it’s not pretty, but it is pretty effective.”
Suffer from a normal fly infestation in your home? Here is how to get rid of them.