The Exterminator:
Tips for Getting Rid of Fruit Flies:
1. Minimize the Resources
Try to reduce food and water residue on your bar by keeping it super clean and tidy. Check if your bottles of alcohol or any other containers that contain food are sealed properly before you end your shift.
2. Trash
Clean up and throw out your trash regularly. Seems obvious but trash is one of the best opportunities for fruit flies to find food and lay eggs. Not good!
3. Bar Mats
Bar mats collect organic material! Clean them off frequently, and at least every night.
4. Limit their Access to Liquids
Ensure that your ice well is completely dry, as well as your sink and anywhere else you may have standing liquids.
5. Limit the Places Where They Can Lay Their Eggs
Pay a lot of attention to places that have lots of organic materials, water and other residue. These are huge opportunities for flies to lay eggs – which is both extremely gross and will create an even bigger fruit fly problem at your bar.
2. Trash
Clean up and throw out your trash regularly. Seems obvious but trash is one of the best opportunities for fruit flies to find food and lay eggs. Not good!
Here are a few products that I recommend for dealing with fruit flies
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Hot Shot
Bio-Drain
Fruit Fly Traps
Do you have Fruit fly issues at your bar? Do you have any tips I’ve missed? Let me know!
Eco drain systems is an all natural way to get rid of fruit flies and odors. Other products contain caustic chemicals that eat away at the interior of drains. These same chemicals will then get washed out to sewers and streams.
Anyone know where i can purchase one of those fruit fly flashlights? The one you use to check alcohol bottles for fruit flies.
Hmm, I haven’t heard of those – but I will definitely keep my eye out!
You can use just a small handheld flashlight. You just need to shine it through the liquid to see if any are in there at the bottom. It is not a “special light.” Waterproof ones work best if they are going to be kept behind the bar.
Try: https://www.amazon.com/Neiko-40440-Flashlight-Aluminum-Waterproof/dp/B003QLFBDG/ref=sr_1_11?ie=UTF8&qid=1502740304&sr=8-11&keywords=small+handheld+bar+flashlight
Chris-I sell bacteria for waste water plants. We made up a product that foams and discovered it works great in drains on bar flies. I ran a trial since last April in 4 local bars and so far has eliminated 90% of the flies. It is not expensive I need resellers and a way to promote this in the bar business and microbrew Industry. The stuff is completely natural and has no harsh chemicals.
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Have been test marketing the foam in Microbrews. Caveat is not using it, flies come back pretty quickly. Best thing would be go to my company site and submit a Info request. I will get that www,bioscienceinc.com. We are B2B but I can get you product.
Chris, Would you share details with me please thanks,