Need help with infestation

[Jambi]

I had not considered putting the flour in the refrigerator, but I'll suggest doing so to my husband, since he spends more time in the kitchen than I do, even though I do the baking while he cooks other meals on a daily basis.

I bet he can rearrange the refrigerator to make space.

Back when I ate wheat, I always kept my flour in the fridge. Several reasons to do so, plus 1 if flies are a problem.

 

[rkunsaw]

We always keep flour and cornmeal in the freezer. Insect eggs are often present in flour. In warm temperatures those eggs hatch and then you see them crawling about in the flour bin.

 

[babyboomer]

We always keep flour and cornmeal in the freezer. Insect eggs are often present in flour. In warm temperatures those eggs hatch and then you see them crawling about in the flour bin.

A bit of Microvaving goes a long way in your case.
When i buy a potting soil, i bake it on 100Celsius, to get read of all the bugs and weeds. microwaving is no good in this situation , as all the micro organisams and composting processes would be eliminated.
In my vegetable garden I use "companion gardening" method, garlic , basil, and marygolds, are keeping bugs away.
As far as citrus goes, a good splash of soapy water does wanders.
Unfortunately , both me and my wife are smokers, cigarete buds are good for breaking the soil, the nicotine water, strained and in a spray bottle, is a good bug deterant.
Garlic spray is just as good, Crush a few cloves (10) in a litre of water, after 3-5 days strain it troug a cloth, put it in a spray bottle.

 

[Diwundrin]

A tiny dose of crushed Garlic in their dinner rids dogs of fleas too, but the dog doesn't smell all that great at close quarters.

 

[Warrigal]

Placing flour in the freezer for a week will kill the egg/larvae. Wrap in plastic first so that when you take it out there is no condensation on the flour packet. After that, no problems.

As for the fruit fly or vinegar fly, I'm with Di. Squirt them now and keep fruit and vegetables away from them to avoid more coming in.
Check out the compost heap/rubbish heap to see if they are breeding there. Are there fruit trees nearby with fallen fruit?

When all is said and done, they don't bite.

 

[RedRibbons]

A tiny dose of crushed Garlic in their dinner rids dogs of fleas too, but the dog doesn't smell all that great at close quarters.

Garlic can be toxic to dogs. Never feed a dog garlic, or onions.

 

[RedRibbons]

I used fly strips to catch the gnats, that I had an infestation of a few years ago.

 

[Ruth]

You can mix dish soap and water and pour it down all drains - bathtub, bathroom sinks, kitchen sink. Also pour dish soap in the toilets and mix well. It's especially effective if you do this at night and let it stand until morning.