TikTok tip: catching fruit flies at home with a jar and a paper cone
A TikTok user has shared a simple method for getting rid of fruit flies, also called drosophila, in the kitchen. It needs only a jar, a sheet of paper, a piece of fruit and sticky tape.
A video on the social network TikTok offers advice on how to get rid of tiny fruit flies, also known as drosophila, in a home, especially in the kitchen. The author, using the handle Bobbygrant690_lv, was replying to another user who had asked how to deal with the insects. The method needs no special products.
What to do
The author suggests the following steps:
- Take an ordinary sheet of paper.
- Roll it into a cone.
- Put a piece of fruit into a jar, choosing the one the flies in your home like best.
- Place the cone in the jar and wrap sticky tape around the upper part of the jar.
- Wait.
The video does not give more precise instructions, such as which fruit to pick or how long to wait. The choice of fruit is therefore left to the person trying it, based on what the flies in their own home seem to prefer.
Reactions
The post has several thousand likes. It also has many comments in which people say the tip works. These reports come from users and have not been independently checked.
The video is tagged with hashtags about life hacks, tutorials and advice.
