No More Gnats (or fruit flies)

Some folks are just a wealth of knowledge.

As Mom and I were complaining about fruit flies

and now all the gnats,

a family friend nonchalantly said,

"1/2 cup vinegar, 1/2 cup of water and a drizzle of blue Dawn dish soap

in a bowl will attract them, and they'll drown."

It really works!

Can you see the little corpses in the bottom of the jar?

She said a friend of hers mixed up a little batch and 

set it outside thinking it would be nice if they didn't even come in

the house.  Evidently moths are also drawn to the solution.

There were so many drowned moths that the gnats and fruit flies

were fluttering over the dead moths trying to get to it.

I wish I would have known this when I was doing pears

since there were so many fruit flies, and

they seem to enjoy hovering about two inches 

in front of my eyes.
This is so much more earth-friendly
than bug spray or tape.

(you can find instructions for the fall table runner here)

Until next time,
Nimble Fingers and Even Stitches