fruit flies

[zig19]

ok, maybe off topic and random, but i have fruit flies all over my carboy in my basement...its starting to cause a problem. is there any way to get rid of them? or do i have to move the carboy somewhere else?
thanks

[Elbone]

Don't you just love the little guys? They're sooo cute. NOT! I feel your pain brotha. Check the archives for advice. I've been bitching about those little flying vinegar factories on here for years.

[Bruce G]

I make a fruit fly trap. Roll a piece of paper into a cone. Put a piece of banana in a cup. Put the cone on top of the cup, skinny end down and saran wrap around the edge to seal. It won't catch all of them but it helps.

[BarefootLion]

Thank god none of them in the new place, the old place though they were everywhere. Genocide did not work.

On the topic of insects, stinkbugs won't hurt anything just hanging around right?

[zig19]

so theres no way to get rid of them completely? I'm positive they didnt make into the carboy, but they're all over the thing now, can they get into my beer through the air lock?

[Quin]

They actually eat yeast. You might try cleaning the outside of the carboy with soap or spraying with Starsan.

[zig19]

thanks, ill give it a shot

[Cliff]

On the topic of insects, stinkbugs won't hurt anything just hanging around right?

I DESPISE THOSE FRIFGGIN THINGS~!! Filthy carrion eating bastards.
They eat dead crap, they eat crap crap and anything else that holds still

I put one of them in a jar with a fist full of evil hourglass spiders and left it to the mercy of the spiders.

The little fuker just sat there like it was saying :" Hey Check out my posse - asshole~!! Now LET ME OUTTA THIS JAR~!!"
The spiders never touched the damn bug. I left 'em in there for a couple days and the spiders started dying from starvation.