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"I can’t get rid of the fruit flies in my house. What actually works?"

Killing the ones you see does almost nothing, because fruit flies go from egg to breeding adult in about a week — so unless you've found and removed the actual breeding spot (overripe produce, a drain, a recycling bin), you're always a week behind. The real fix is two-part: find and clear the source, and run an actual trap continuously so you're catching adults faster than they can lay more eggs, instead of swatting one at a time.

The fix

HOME & CLEANING
~$30 / 2 sets

Husaco plug-in flying insect trap (2 devices + 2 cartridges)

UV/blue light draws fruit flies and gnats onto a sticky pad facing the wall, not the room — no spray, no chemical, and it runs continuously instead of waiting for you to notice a fly to swat.

cost/use ~$0.16/dayrefills yes

only catches what flies to it — won't do anything about wherever they're actually breeding, so pair it with actually finding and removing that source.

HOME & CLEANING
~$13 / 4-pack, 180-day supply

TERRO apple-shaped fruit fly trap (4-pack)

A food-based liquid lure in an apple-shaped trap with a viewing window — no outlet needed, so it goes exactly where the light trap can't: right next to the fruit bowl or inside a cabinet.

cost/use ~$0.07/dayrefills no

lure only, no light or adhesive — flies that wander in but don't fully drown can still be a problem if it's not checked.

HOME & CLEANING
~$15 / 4-pack

Zevo flying insect trap refill cartridges (4-pack)

The restock for the light trap above once the adhesive pad fills up — same UV-light, no-spray mechanism, just the ongoing cost once you already own a device.

cost/use ~$3.75/cartridgerefills n/a

doesn't work on its own — needs a compatible plug-in base.

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