Fruit flies will stay away if you do 1 thing in the kitchen this summer

There is one important job that has to be done every three days in your kitchen to keep fruit flies away this summer, an expert has said. Fruit flies are pesky buggers that cause stress and disgust for many Brits, especially when the country gets scorched in a heatwave in the summer months. While there are plenty of ways to get rid of fruit flies, it is easier to deter them first. There are a number of ways to do this, but an expert has pointed out the most basic thing British households should be doing this summer.

According to Ryan Kaila, a waste and bin specialist at Kingfisher Direct, Brits should change their general waste and food waste bins at least every three days when the weather is warm. The lifecycle of these flies is highly dependent on weather, Ryan explains, and they can go from egg to adult in just ten days when temperatures surpass 20C. When temperatures get past 25C, this can be sped up to as little as seven days. When this happens, it becomes hard to keep on top of, so it's important to prevent it in the first place.

Food waste bins are the perfect breeding ground for these insects. Not every UK household uses a specific food waste bin, but general waste bins that have food leftovers in them will also attract these flies and help them to multiply.

"When fruit flies become a problem, many people focus on traps for adult flies," Ryan says. "However, the source of the problem is the waste bin where the breeding cycle is continuously happening, so the most effective way to control them is to prevent the larvae from maturing in the first place. If a food bin is left for a week or more in a warm kitchen, it gives the flies more than enough time to reproduce."

Ryan says that any bin with food waste should be changed every three days. This way, households remove the fruit fly eggs and larvae before they have sufficient time to develop into pupae and hatch.

Ryan adds: "The goal here is to be proactive rather than reactive. By removing their breeding ground on a specific schedule, you disrupt the lifecycle.

"Emptying your food bins twice or even three times a week instead of once is a simple change that makes a significant difference and prevents a major infestation from ever taking hold."