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1 posted on 07/26/2023 8:48:44 PM PDT by Jamestown1630
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1. Zevo is non-toxic to pets and works great. Walmart.
2. I click the ‘continue’ button when the Verizon screen pops up and it just moves onto the next sequential screen.


2 posted on 07/26/2023 8:55:10 PM PDT by GreatRoad ('In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act' )
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Just say no and opt out , Trac fone can do whatever they want....you can choose not to be a customers of theirs...its that simple. The bug juice is a compound that real exterminators use and the general public has no access/ potent stuff to all. God bless!


3 posted on 07/26/2023 8:56:01 PM PDT by mythenjoseph (Always tired but so grateful American !)
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Did you put cellophane over your glass of apple cider vinegar and poke tiny holes in it? Surprised it didn’t work. Worked great for me.


4 posted on 07/26/2023 8:56:46 PM PDT by mmichaels1970
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I've had fruit flies bad this year. On a lark I went to Walmart and found a box of two Zevo insect traps. They're ultraviolet/infrared lights with a sticky surface (that's replaceable). I put one in the kitchen and another in the living room (adjoining the kitchen) and so far they're working great! The sticky parts are almost loaded with flies. I'll recommend them. Get the starter set with two traps.
5 posted on 07/26/2023 8:57:31 PM PDT by Ciaphas Cain (#notmypedophile)
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"Vanity: Fruit Flies and TracFone, Advice requested"

Use this on both:


6 posted on 07/26/2023 8:58:14 PM PDT by TexasGator
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"For the first time that I can remember, I have had an infestation of fruit flies."

Whew! I thought it was just me! I'll be going to war with some of these ideas tomorrow!

11 posted on 07/26/2023 9:09:21 PM PDT by The Duke
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1) Drain Flies

2) German Roaches

3) Track Phone

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No Open Food left out anywhere. Get a Bio Foam drain cleaner Home Deport for All sinks. With sensitive birds & fish, vacc all the flying critters and dump outside the home.

German Roaches…you brought them in. From used boxes (usually fruit flavored or hot bulk eggs) or used furniture/picture frames. Will take a Pro to get rid of them.

Track Phone…no idea. Damn it Jim, I'm just a exterminator.

How are you doing with your Bedbugs?

13 posted on 07/26/2023 9:13:06 PM PDT by Deaf Smith (When a Texan takes his chances, chances will be taken that's for sure.)
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The bug spray I use in the kitchen is Great Value Cleaner with Bleach, 32 fl oz $1.48

If you see some fruit flies in your trash spray them and the peels or whatever with this, whatever brand you choose, if you are using a lot of vegetables then put the peelings and bits in sandwich bags.

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Great-Value-Cleaner-with-Bleach-32-fl-oz/879175068?athbdg=L1600&from=/search


14 posted on 07/26/2023 9:15:37 PM PDT by ansel12 ((NATO warrior under Reagan, and RA under Nixon, bemoaning the pro-Russians from Vietnam to Ukraine.))
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Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.


16 posted on 07/26/2023 9:17:47 PM PDT by Jeff Chandler (THE ISSUE IS NEVER THE ISSUE. THE REVOLUTION IS THE ISSUE.)
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Somebody suggested pouring boiling water down the drain and later (not immediately) pouring vinegar. I don’t know how well that works, but I haven’t had much trouble lately. Make sure you wipe the drain clean every day or so to clear out food particles.


17 posted on 07/26/2023 9:21:13 PM PDT by x
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1. Roach Gel Bait...several active ingredients:
More “Pro”: https://www.domyown.com/advion-cockroach-gel-bait-p-304.html
More “consumer”: https://www.lowes.com/pd/Combat-2-1-oz-Roach-Killer/50073141

2. TracFone is a “MVNO” (mobile virtual network operator)...in other words they don’t operate/own any cellular network infrastructure. They “buy time/data” from “the big 3”. They must be using the Verizon network in your area and then you are subject to Verizon “disclosures”/data privacy policies, etc. (And technically TracFone is owned by Verizon, but “rides” on all 3 cellular carrier networks depending on location):

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TracFone_Wireless

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_virtual_network_operator


19 posted on 07/26/2023 9:24:46 PM PDT by Drago
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For some reason this summer I have more fruit flies in my apartment than I have had in the past. I usually keep the potatoes I buy in my crisper, so I can't blame them. It doesn't matter the time of the year (I live in NY York State), whenever I have bought bananas, I have ended up with a couple fruit flies, but not like what I have recently experienced. I've found them dead on my stove top, probably having fried themselves on the bulb in the stove hood. I've also found them dead in my bathroom sink lately. I went on Amazon to see what traps for fruit flies they have. They have zappers, stickies, and other things. I didn't want to spend a whole lot of money, and I wasn't sure I wanted to get the sticky kind, and have to deal with a bunch of dead bugs stuck to it. I can still remember the long sticky tapes people used to hang to catch flies and moths in their homes. Yuck.

When I first moved in here, and every-so-often, I'd see a silver-fish crawling up my bedroom walls. I'd periodically buy some silver-fish traps on Amazon, and since the last time, I haven't seen any. I have a lot of books, and those darn things like carboard and paper, plus some food items, mostly carbohydrates like cereals, and flour, which I store in plastic bags or sealed plastic containers in my pantry. Never found any in there though. I don't leave any foodstuffs out, other than bananas.

22 posted on 07/26/2023 9:26:51 PM PDT by mass55th (“Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.” ― John Wayne)
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I’ve used Zevo fly traps and the cups of diluted vinegar with perforated plastic wrap on the top with lots of success when we had an infestation after Hurricane Ian. While both worked well separately, when I put a cup trap of vinegar near the Zevo light, both saw an significant increase in effectiveness, usually at night.

But remember if you feed them you breed them, so get rid of anything they can feed on.


25 posted on 07/26/2023 9:30:05 PM PDT by chickenlips (Neuter your politicians)
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For your first problem; I was having serious problems with gnats/fruit flies when I first moved into this apartment (almost 2 years ago now). I believed they were coming in through the bathroom vent, but still not sure.

I ended up buying 2 ($30) indoor bug zappers. One for the bathroom, and the other I have in my kitchen window.
For about the first couple of weeks, there wasn't an hour that they didn't get a few of the pests... and after the first month, it is rare to hear either of them zap (ZoT!!!) any. Probably no more than 2 or 3 a day.

Don't know if you want to go that far, but it worked for me, and I did a little "Yeah!" every time I heard them get ZoTTeD! 😄😁


As for the phone, I have never used a tracfone.
34 posted on 07/26/2023 9:43:40 PM PDT by Bikkuri (I am proud to be a PureBlood.)
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I put a fly zapper in the kitchen and leave it on 24/7. It works great.


38 posted on 07/26/2023 10:38:35 PM PDT by DannyTN
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Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana.


39 posted on 07/26/2023 11:00:53 PM PDT by Hootowl
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Verizon bought TracFone and almost immediately ended triple minutes except in older plans


42 posted on 07/27/2023 12:40:10 AM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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They will be gone in a couple months.


43 posted on 07/27/2023 4:44:54 AM PDT by GranTorino (Bloody Lips Save Ships.)
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Also, check if you have drain flies. They are very similar in size to fruit flies. Do you have any flies in your sink? If you do, pour a big pot (or two) of boiling water down the drain. That will do the trick.


44 posted on 07/27/2023 5:04:20 AM PDT by Hippo1
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Time flies like an arrow, and
Fruit Flies like a banana.


45 posted on 07/27/2023 6:09:21 AM PDT by Repeal The 17th (Get out of the matrix and get a real life.)
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