And we don’t always have what it takes to get rid of it easily. That’s why we’ve put together a list of tricks here to give you more options! You are sure to find a recipe among those ingredients that you already have at home to chase away those nasty little critters.

To make a trap:

Choose a deep bowl and choose a recipe of your choice from the list below. Then you can cover this bowl with plastic wrap, or wrap a paper towel and make a cone that you place in the mouth of the bowl. This type of trap works very well for a jar of olives or jam, for example. This type of trap is effective because you can make a very small hole in the paper towel. Suck some of the trap liquid on the paper so the flies stick to the paper.

You will have the choice between: