Drunken Fly Catcher

They are everywhere!

Fruit flies here, fruit flies there.

Where the heck did they come from?

I'm not sure but I do know where they are going.

I set up a fly catcher using a Ball jar and open ended cone

made of rolled up paper and taped down so they can't escape.

Inside I place a cucumber, a piece of tomato and

WINE!!

Wine, you say?

Sure, it's sweet and attracts them, so why not?

I did notice an odd thing.  They were staggering.

 Looking closer- they were drunk.

Sloshed, hammered, buzzed, three sheet to the wind!

Then I heard it, a soft rhythmic buzzing.

I held the jar up to my ear - I KNOW that tune!

 They are Singing!!

Drunken fruit flies singing 

Fly Me to the Moon

then

I'll Fly Away

and finally

Come Fly With Me

 Some won't believe me, 

I can hardly believe it myself.

All I know is my song will be:

Shoo Fly,  Don't Bother Me!

Just kidding, guys!

I did make the fly catcher and I did use wine.

It works, they fly in and can't get out

so I release them to the wild twice a day.

I think they made their way into my (inside) potting soil

so now i have to figure out how to get rid of them there.

If nothing else, there are gnats.

In the meantime, here are some other tips on 

getting rid of flies.