Fruit Fly Fun

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The latest in my long list of insect plagues is fruit flies. I think they came in on a bag of tomatoes that my sister brought me that someone gave to her out of the bounty of their home garden. But some the tomatoes were already quite ripe and some were going soft. When I realized the bag was full of fruit flies, I threw it out. I felt bad that someone worked to grow them, but I didn't need a house full of fruit flies. Except - once they are in the house, they just keep breeding. So, I have a glass jar, half full of wine, set up on the windowsill over the sink. Over the jar, I have stretched plastic wrap and secured it with an elastic for a tight fit. I punched a few holes in the top of the plastic food wrap with a sharp implement. The flies love fermenting things, and are drawn to it. They can't help themselves. They crawl in through the holes and get trapped. Not enough are drowning though, so I need to up the level of the liquid in the jar. Have you ever had a fruit fly infestation? How did you get rid of them?