I've been having a battle with fruit flies. In my home, we eat a lot of bananas and I also like to make sure some of them ripen fully so I can bake up a loaf of banana bread (or two).

But with bananas on the countertop, I've also had an influx of fruit fly visitors that are not welcome in my home.

There are plenty of reasons fruit flies can turn up in your home, including buildup in your drains, unwashed trash in your bins, and crumbs and food scraps you might not have noticed.

Whatever it is, I'm on a mission to find a way to get rid of fruit flies, and social media has brought me an answer.

While I've tried 3 different DIY fruit fly traps with varying results, I recently came across a hack I'd never seen before that I just had to try. It also helped that I had all the ingredients already in my home.

TikTok pair, @jeffandlaurenshow, share wildly varied from food hacks to home organization to their 2 million followers. But, they're also really great at sharing DIY pest control hacks that require minimum effort.

And for their DIY fruit fly trap, all you need is a lidded mason jar, apple cider vinegar and some dish soap. To save on costs, you can also easily recycle any old food jar you have, rather than buying a new one.

It's important to note that you should be very careful when poking the holes in your mason jar lid (as I quickly learned).

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