Tips for Fruit Flies
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Jun 15, 2007, 00:12   To get rid of fruit flies, fill a small bowl with red wine vinegar and a few drops of dish soap. I set it on my windowsill near the fruit, and the fruit flies are attracted to it and drown. I have had no more problems with fruit flies since I discovered this. (Elaine)

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Place basil in fruit bowls and plant pots of basil outside near entrances.

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Place fruit that has been picked from outside into a pail of water, covering the fruit completely before bringing it in the house.