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Display Name:	Sarah RN
Member Since:	6/6/09

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preliminary results:

(ps I took the wrap off the cider vinegar only container and added a third dish with some water, tiny amt of dish soap and a piece of over-ripe kiwi covered in plastic wrap)

after approx 1 hour:
cider vinegar dish soap made sudsy= 4 fruit flies trapped in suds, presumed dead

cider vinegar alone in open dish= 1 drowned fruit fly

kiwi water nonsudsy dish soap plastic wrap with small holes= 1 fruit fly munching happily on kiwi

HYPOTHESIS: sudsy vinegar might be the best trick! this will conclude the published portion of the experiment, thanks :)

Apartment Therapy Re-Nest | Fruit Fly Death Trap Hot Post from One Year Ago...

6/6/09 9:21 PM

so, i just put out two small shallow glass dishes: one with apple cider vinegar, a drop of dish soap (method) and a little water to make it sudsy; the other with plain cider vinegar, covered with plastic wrap with many small holes poked into it.

the soapy one caught one within 15 seconds but other flies have landed on the rim and appear cautious when they realize the soap is there.

i think they can tell it's a trick! i'll repost with results of the experiment...

Apartment Therapy Re-Nest | Fruit Fly Death Trap Hot Post from One Year Ago...

6/6/09 7:54 PM