Food and Recipes Kitchen Assistant This Apple Cider Vinegar Fruit Fly Trap is a Kitchen Game Changer Those little buggers won't know what hit them! By Meghan Overdeep Meghan Overdeep Meghan is a senior staff writer at Southern Living. She has been scouring the Internet for the buzziest Southern news since joining the team in 2017. She has never met a story she couldn't tell. Meghan is passionate about animals, current events, history, gardening, and making people smile. You can find her skiing or taking pictures of her dog.Previously, Meghan was the weddings editor for The Knot. She also worked for many years as a freelancer with bylines at InStyle, The Food Network, HGTV Magazine, Runners World, and more. She graduated from Syracuse University with a B.S. in Magazine Journalism. Southern Living's editorial guidelines Updated on April 27, 2020 Share Tweet Pin Email Nothing can ruin the joy of having fresh fruit in your home like a swarm of annoying fruit flies. Seriously, they seem to come out of thin air, don't they? And try and squash one of them? Good luck with that! Luckily, our friends over at Apartment Therapy have the answer to our fruit fly woes–no exterminator or harsh chemicals required. Their cheap, easy, all-natural DIY fruit fly trap is a kitchen game changer. All you need is a mason jar, a splash of apple cider vinegar, dish soap and plastic wrap. Check, check, check and CHECK! Begin your fruit fly battle by pouring just enough cider vinegar to cover the bottom of the jar. Next, add a drop of dish soap. As Apartment Therapy points out, this will break the surface tension of the vinegar, so the fruit flies won't just float on top of it. Finally, cover the jar with plastic wrap and poke a few holes in the top. Those gnat-like buggers won't be able to resist it, and you'll be fly-free in no time. Is there anything apple cider vinegar can't do? Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit