As soon as the wonderful garden tomatoes started coming into the house, I knew this day would come.  Every year I wait, ready with the towel to start swatting.    Those darn fruit flies make me look like a lunatic in the kitchen.  Standing by the sink, towel in hand, swatting at invisible specks on the cabinets.   And then they start to multiply, and I just can’t swat them away anymore.

So what to do?  I did this last year and it worked beautifully.  Almost time to get it out again.  So, if you find your kitchen a haven for fruit flies, gather these few supplies.

• apple vinegar
• liquid dish detergent
• plastic wrap
• small bowl
• rubber band

• Pour a little cider vinegar into a small bowl
• Add just a drop of liquid dish detergent (something to do with breaking the surface tension, trapping the bugs)
• Cover with a piece of plastic wrap and fasten to dish with a rubber band.

• Cut a few slits in the plastic wrap so the flies can crawl in.

• They can crawl in, but can’t get out!