Home made fly trap ingredients?

[ubba82]

I was watching a program the other night - I think it was How Clean Is Your House? Anyway the lady spread some honey onto some packing tape and stuck it to the windows! It was amazing the amount of flies stuck to it! Then you can just peel it off the windows and put new sheets up.

[Enchanted]

Ok, no need to wait!! Yesterday after only having had the bottle up for a couple of hours, there were 3 flies, 1 mozzie and 1 bug! DH scoffed at me when he saw it and when he had a look in there he couldn't believe there were insects in there already! A few more have gone in there today too!

Bring on the fermentation!!!

[AnyDream]

Enchanted, what is your recipe? I've checked mine nearly a week later and all we've got in there are some gnatty looking things and some ??fruitflies?? No actual flies.
My recipe was 1/2 cup each of sugar and cider vinegar, and a cup of water with half a banana peel in it.

Dying to know what your secret ingredient was...

[Enchanted]

I used a 1.25lt soft drink bottle and added...

1 cup sugar
1 cup white vinegar
1 banana peel

Then fill the bottle up until it's 2/3rds full and give it a shake. Then take the lid off and hang it from a tree, they said it will take around 1 week to ferment. Ours has SO many flies in it and no smell

[AnyDream]

Maybe I didn't put enough banana in? Hmmm, will tweak and see what happens.

[Kazbah]

I saw that honey one too - am going to try it