Hanging Fruit Fly Trap for Orchards and Fruit Trees
Fruit stays clean on the branch when the flies never get to it. This yellow hanging trap sits in the canopy, pulls fruit flies into a clear bottle and shows the catch at the bottom at a glance. Two traps come in one pack, so you can cover two trees before the first fruit turns.
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Fruit stays clean on the branch when the flies never get to it. This yellow hanging trap sits in the canopy, pulls fruit flies into a clear bottle and shows the catch at the bottom at a glance. Two traps come in one pack, so you can cover two trees before the first fruit turns.
Hangs in orchards and gardens to trap fruit flies and Drosophila
- fruit flies damaging orchard fruit
- Drosophila pests around fruit trees
- flying insect pests in gardens
Catch fruit flies before they reach your harvest
Flies swarm ripening fruit and lay eggs while you wait. Hang two yellow traps in the canopy and the bait pulls them into the bottle before the damage starts.
Yellow draws them in, the bottle keeps them
- Yellow draws them in
The yellow rain cap sits over the bottle and pulls flies toward the bait chamber at the base. Side vents on the cap let the bait scent out, so the lure works from above the fruit.
- The bottle keeps them
Flies that enter the clear bottle stay inside. A yellow cone sits within the bottle, and the catch collects in a dark mass at the bottom. You can read the trap at a glance without opening it.
- Hangs where the fruit is
The cord loop lets you hang the trap right in the fruit canopy or on a grape vine. Put it where the fruit is ripening, not on the ground where the flies are not feeding.
Bait, hang, and let the flies come to you
- 1Fill the bait chamber
Fill the chamber at the base of the bottle before you hang the trap. The bait is what draws flies up into the cap.
- 2Hang at canopy height
Loop the cord over a branch or vine inside the canopy, where fruit is ripening. Traps placed low or far from the fruit tend to miss the flies.
- 3Use one trap per tree
Give each tree or vine its own trap. The two-pack covers two trees at once.
- 4Check the bottle weekly
Look through the clear bottle at the dark mass forming at the bottom. The catch shows you where the flies are feeding.
- 5Refresh the bait
Empty the bottle and refill the bait once it stops drawing flies, especially in warm weather.
Two traps, one cord each, ready to hang
- Fruit fly trap body (cap and bottle)×2
Yellow rain cap over a clear, amber-tinted bottle
- Hanging cord×2
One loop per trap for hanging in the canopy
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One trap works its own patch of canopy. For a few fruit trees or a grape vine, put one trap per tree or vine, and check the clear bottle within days to see whether flies are finding it. The pack includes two traps, so you can cover two trees right away.
Sprays need to stay away from edible crops, and vinegar bowls sit at counter height and need constant refilling. This trap hangs in the canopy, uses no spray, and comes as two traps. The only running cost is bait, which you refresh when the bottle stops filling.
It is lightweight plastic, not metal. Hang it where wind will not whip it against branches, empty and rinse the bottle between uses, and check the cord loop before each season.
Fill the bait chamber at the base of the bottle with a fruit-based bait. Replace it when the bottle stops catching, and sooner in warm weather.
Yes. The trap is plastic with no spray, and it hangs above the fruit, not on it. Nothing is applied to the fruit itself.
It is built for Drosophila and other orchard flies. Other small flying insects can end up in the bottle too, which is why the clear body makes the catch easy to check.