Got Fruit Flies?

What the heck is of which with the fruit flies This specific year? 

I know people of which aren't having any problem at all, although I also know people who are like me who have swarms of them inside the house.

These nasty little creatures get in my face, land on my counters along with are generally disgusting. My house is not dirty. You'll never see my family on an episode of Hoarders. So why have these vile things invaded my house?

I always have bananas on my kitchen counter. My husband along with I eat one every day (insert halo here). We don't have a garbage disposal so the peels, along with scraps coming from breakfast, dinner, snacks, etc. go into the trash. Trash gets emptied every day or two (if of which's stinky of which goes outside right away). The flies like the trash. The flies have only been a problem for a week or two, so of which must be fruit fly season.

Plan A. I was desperate so I went online looking for a solution. I found all kinds of information along with several DIY fruit fly traps. Did you know the lifespan of a fruit fly is about one week along with they can lay up to 500 eggs during of which time? Eew. of which's a lot of ickiness. I was on a mission. I did a deep clean of the kitchen by wiping down all surfaces (counters along with cabinets) with hot, soapy water. I also cleaned the inside along with outside of the trash bin, then threw the sponge out when I was done. I found an old parmesan cheese jar in our recycle bin, washed of which to remove the cheese odor, poured about a half cup of orange juice, a little dish soap along that has a little bit of water. I covered the jar with plastic wrap, put a rubber band around top along with poked a few little holes inside plastic (they can get in although they're too stupid to get back out). The next morning I found....nothing. The flies apparently weren't interested in orange juice.

On to Plan B. I cleaned out the jar, dropped two slices of my breakfast banana in of which along with sealed the top the same way as before. I put of which on the counter near the empty trash bin (all trash was brought outside) along with left for work. By the time I got home 8 hours later the jar had collected quite a few fruit flies. I guess they like bananas. :) A few managed to escape although most of them died. 12 hours after setting the trap I noticed a big difference in how many were flying around the kitchen as opposed to being stuck inside jar.

This specific morning I emptied the jar outside along with threw the contents inside outdoor trash bin, filled of which with hot soapy water to get rid of any eggs, dumped the water outside (so they don't hatch in my drain) along with started off the process all over again. So far, as I type This specific, I've captured one lonely fruit fly. I'm patiently waiting for the others to join him.

I should have taken a pic before I dumped the jar just to show how many I captured. of which was kind of gross although I'm glad they're not in my face anymore. Oh along with by the way, what I thought was a thick, red rubber band coming from our junk drawer is actually one of those bracelets that has a saying on of which. of which says Discover. So to all the fruit flies flying around my kitchen, come along with discover a whole fresh world at Hotel Banana. You can check out anytime you like although you can never leave. :)

Got Fruit Flies?