A woman who lives in upstate New York was horrified by the number of fruit flies living in her home, and it seems others are also having the same problem this year.
Sarah Molnar, a personal trainer who makes videos under the username @happyhealthyled to tiktok earlier this month to share his horrible problem.
‘Can we talk openly about this and not say, “Oh my God, what kind of house do you live in?”‘ Molnar prefaced the video clip.
He then dramatically removed a plug-in LED fly trap from his wall, which was covered in a swarm of small dead fruit flies.
‘As?’ the content creator wondered.
A woman who lives in upstate New York was horrified by the number of fruit flies living in her home, and it seems others are also having the same problem this year (file image)
Sarah Molnar then dramatically removed a plug-in LED fly trap from her wall, which was covered in a swarm of small, dead fruit flies.
“I wash my bananas, I heard they live in the garbage disposal,” he continued.
She admitted that the plug-in fly trap worked wonders, but she was dismayed by the number of people living in her house.
“This thing is phenomenal, but they’ve been flying all over my house,” he explained, showing a close-up of the trap.
Fruit flies are not only attracted to fruits and vegetables, but they can also breed in drains, garbage disposals, trash bins, and even cleaning rags, according to The Department of Entomology, University of Kentucky.
Insects are also attracted to fermented foods and drinks, which can include beer.
They usually come out in late summer and early fall, but they can be especially annoying because they lay a large number of eggs: 500 at a time, to be exact.
In addition to the plug-in LED light, you can also get rid of them by trapping them in a number of solutions, such as apple cider vinegar, vinegar and dish soap, or even aged wine, depending Good cleaning service.
However, Molnar might be happy to know he’s in good company this year, as hundreds of people commented on his TikTok video complaining about the same issue.
However, Molnar might be happy to know he’s in good company this year, as hundreds of people commented on his TikTok video complaining about the same issue.
‘YEAH!! They’ve been terrible this year!!!’ one person wrote.
Another agreed: ‘Yes! They are bad this year! One literally flew up my nose the other day?!’
‘They have been crazy this year!! I never had them and suddenly now I have them!’ another typescript.
Others even offered their own suggestions for getting rid of the pesky bugs.
‘Drain flies. You should treat your drains every night before going to bed and then cover them with plastic,” wrote one TikTok user.
Someone else offered: ‘Mine are the same.’ I scrub my sink with Dawn, pour baking soda down the drain and let it sit for 20 minutes. Then pour boiling water down the drain. I do this every few days. works quite well.’
“Boil water down the drains to kill the eggs in the pipes,” one person wrote.
DailyMail.com has contacted Molnar for comment.
