Small fly problem in kitchen

slhqoue

Despite a deep clean, putting out vinger and a series of sticky fly traps (see pictured), and hoovering up several flies every evening with our mini hoover, they just keep coming! Does anyone have any suggestions?

daveyjp

They are fruit flies which oive on decaying fruit and other sugary substances.  Remove these and they will go.

twopenny

Yes, it's increasing. Possibily because we've upset the insect balance.
There is something, maybe a fruit bowl or partially eaten fruit etc that attracts them.
I use the old fashioned/ currently trendy expandible net to cover any fruits or tomatoes 
https://www.amazon.co.uk/cake-net/s?k=cake+net
If your neighbours have them they'll come to you too.

slhqoue

Thanks both. Unfortunately there's no fruit out on display, rotten or otherwise. We have some onions out in the other room but they don't seem to attract the flies... 

flashg67

could be what we've had -  an infestation of fungus gnats which live in house plant compost - we tried every online remedy we could find but ended up starting again with house plants and new compost

RedFraggle

Was going to say the same. One of my house plants got a severe infestation of them. I repotted and bought some No gnat 

Catsacor

Yup, agree with fruit fly.
A houseplant with dried compost is enough to create them, if the greenery is softening and/or dieing back you'll get them appearing.
It doesn't even have to be in the same room as the cause - they'll drift through the home environment.