Tiny, tiny flies...

bouicca21

I also have fruit flies - had loads in the summer, thought I'd got rid but now I suspect putting the heating on has caused a residue of eggs to hatch. There are only one or two at a time, and they are slow enough to catch (in the summer they are way faster).

They are not coming from the food caddy, so I'm not too sure how to treat them. Maybe a spray as I certainly don't want another summer infestation.

Nick_C

I generally empty my kitchen waste caddy once a week, and I've never had a problem with flies. However, I don't waste food and mainly use frozen veg so my food waste is generally coffee grounds and egg shells.

You could put small quantities of food waste down the loo (which is where it would have ended up if you had eaten it). Not fat or oil, or bones obviously.

Or you could keep a food waste pot in your freezer and empty it once a week.

teddysmum

simonineaston wrote: »

Thanks everyone. Caught one of the little so-and-sos (they're very slow compared with blue-bottles which, as we all know, are almost impossible to swat, never mind catch!) and can report that they appear to be Drosophila (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drosophila_melanogaster)... I gave them a piece of my mind and they all looked suitably sorry and left. Have now invested in a bokashi system with which to feed my growing herb collection (no tittering in the cheap seats, please...)

ie Fruit flies as I suggested. They are fast breeders and are often used in labs to study genetics.