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Clean with Jen is a content creator who calls herself “your cleaning fairy godmother”. She turned her expertise to a clever method to get rid of fruit flies using strawberries.
The Scottish influencer has a huge one million followers on the TikTok and had amassed 6.3M “likes” on the videos she posts on @cleanwithjen.
She showed her followers how to trap fruit flies to get rid of them in the home using fruit.
All you need to recreate the hack is fruit, a shallow dish, and clingfilm. The clever tip relies on the flies’ keen sense of smell and their attraction to decaying food matter.
Jen explained: “If your kitchen’s like mine then (fruit flies) are everywhere.”
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Her grateful followers praised the hack. One said: “Fed up of the fruit flies – then watch this as I have a way to sort that!”
“I feel like I’ve never noticed these flies ever before and this year I cannot move for them! I’m defo trying this,” another said.
Another said: “I’ve never had an issue before but over the last few weeks I’ve had loads. I did the same trick but with cider vinegar. The issue is now solved!
“We have hundreds of these, my partner has just been going about spraying them,” one said.
How to get rid of flies
Keep them out
The best way to get rid of flies is to prevent them from coming in. Keep doors and windows closed, and seal any other ways flies might get in.
Keep it clean
Flies are attracted to decaying food matter. Keeping your counters clear and taking the bins out regularly will stop flies from being so attracted to your home.
Use houseplants to repel them
Flies are deterred by the strong smell of certain plants. This includes mint, lavender, and basil.
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