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DIY WILD MAY FRUIT FLY TRAP

VERY BASIC.

Three THINGS
Bottle
Teaspoon of Vegimite
Boiling Water.

Tools
Scissors

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Step 1Cut two holes in ur bottle

Cut a hole with scissors, half way up.
Then one of the otherside.

See picture.

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10 comments

Jul 12, 2010. 2:40 PMtuckerton296 says:

you can use any plant matter, not just vegimite

Sep 27, 2008. 3:26 PMdedsetmad says:

Vegemite is not green, it's a very dark brown...it is not from Europe but Australia and for those with an educated palate (Australians) it is delicious on toast.

Jun 14, 2009. 12:48 PMfkuk says:

is it like marmite?

Oct 1, 2008. 6:07 PMgreatpanda says:

It's also made from centrifugally killed yeast cells- sounds tasty?

Sep 26, 2008. 5:52 AMdchall8 says:

Thanks for tuning up this Instructable. I'm not sure I know what Vegemite is but I'm glad there's a picture. Now I know what to look for.

Sep 26, 2008. 12:04 PMchuckr44 says:

Vegemite is a nasty green paste from Europe that they claim is edible.

Dec 5, 2008. 2:12 PMheartofhush says:

Chuck44, Vegemite is an AUSTRALIAN ONLY edible product, It is NOT nasty at all, please do your research before you make comments you have no idea about.

Sep 26, 2008. 12:05 PMchuckr44 says:

One drop of dish soap will lower the surface tension of the water and ensure the flies drown.

Sep 21, 2008. 4:54 PMdchall8 says:

Could you please reshoot your pictures. I can't tell what I'm looking at. I can see a Phillips head screw head in step 3, but I can't tell where the screw is. Or what part of the bottle I'm looking at. I can't identify anything but the sky in the last picture (step 4). Is the picture right-side-up? Does a piece of banana or orange peel work as well as the chemical attractant? They sure seem to work in my house.

Sep 22, 2008. 3:21 AMMr E Man (author) says:

The simply screw holds it to the house, simply put a screw on the end of a screw driver and poke it through the hole you just made, screwing through the interior of the bottle into something. Attactant has to be liquid they drown, try boiling water with those things and use that water when it has cooled. If it works let me know.. please.