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I've only had a few lonely strays the last ten years, so I squash them But years earlier, when new to birds, I had quite an outbreak. I used the glue traps. AND found the sources and stuck those in the freezer if they were worth keeping. To kill the seed moths who didn't find my glue traps, I made a habit of eyeballing the walls in my bird rooms as soon as I turned on lights each morning. They took a minute to wake up, and my goal was to make it their last. I won

If they're truly fruit flies rather than seed moths, my strategies might not work for you at all. I've never dealt with fruit flies, thank goodness.

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I use double humidifiers with filters in my breeder room. I clean out the filters everyday. The air intake sucks them out of sky and onto the filter. I use brinsea (one tsp per pint of water) and it kills any avian germs and microb's. Your filters should be able to turn over the volume of air in the breeder room twice an hour.

They will not only be free of any pests but also enjoy normal humidity (at least 40% up to 50%) to imporve their feather condition and overall health.

If you live in an area of high humidity then I suggest a dehumidifer to allow not only the correct humidity, but also an air cleaner. We can not do too much for the air quality of our birds.

I have a couple iguanas in the bird room they take care of the pests naturally lol! of course this method isn't for everyone. they do sell traps intended for seed moths. i seen some in this months issue of drs. foster & smith.

Hi Darlene I use moth traps for the moths and I put about 2 inch of red wine vinegar or apple cider vinegar In a glass with 1 drop of Dawn soap. I put one in the kitchen and I put them in the bird room at night next to each cage. The flys will come to them and get drunk on the fumes and fall into the glass. I got this from Mother Earth news years ago and we use it each canning season. Also if you keep your seed in the freezer you wont have moths. Mark

Re: Moths.... Be sure to freeze your seeds at least 48 hours before use. If need be, put the seed into smaller bags or containers and then freeze. This will help kill any eggs that may be in the seed.

You can get moth traps (check Ebay) for cheap.. your best bet here is to get a small cage, hang the trap inside the cage, then hang the cage where the moths most frequent... thus, your birds are in no danger of being caught in a trap.


Re: Fruit flies... I've heard of two good methods here... One, get some red wine and leave about 1/2 of it at the bottom of the bottle, or put into another bottle. To make this more affective, get a 2 liter bottle, cut the top off (atleast 4" or so of the top), then turn the top upside down so that the "spout" points down into the bottom. Make sure to have some red wine at the bottom to catch the flies...

Another idea, take out all fruits at the end of the day, put into a zip lock bag, and leave open overnight. In the morning, close the bag and toss it. Repeat as long as needed.

Here's an idea combining the fruit and the 2 liter bottle...




I've noticed that flies can't easily land on food if there is a current of air flowing over the food. Either don't leave the food out for more than 30 minutes, or see if you could set up a fan to blow over the food that wouldn't bother the birds but would keep the flies away.