--- title: How to get rid of pesky Fruit Flies on Cape Cod description: Recipes to kill fruit flies on Cape Cod image: https://info.capecodbuilder.com/hs-fs/file-3364521213-jpg/images/aunt-fanny-fruit-flies-resized-600.jpg --- [![REEF Cape Cod Builders](https://capecodbuilder.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/reef-logo-2022.gif "REEF Cape Cod Builders") ](https://capecodbuilder.com/) - [Real Estate](https://capecodbuilder.com/cape-cod-land-search/) - [Contact](https://capecodbuilder.com/contact/) - [(508) 394-3090](tel:15083943090) Menu # Welcome to the Cape Cod Builder blog # How to get rid of pesky Fruit Flies on Cape Cod Posted by [REEF Cape Cod's Home Builder](https://info.capecodbuilder.com/author/reef-cape-cods-home-builder) on Wed, Jul 08, 2015 ![REEF Cape Cod's Home Builder](https://info.capecodbuilder.com/hubfs/REEFLogo2013_vertical_med.png) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) It’s a common problem: You walk into your Cape Cod kitchen one day to find it buzzing with pesky little fruit flies zipping about your fruit bowl, or worse, floating lifeless in your guest’s glass of red wine. You’re not a slob, and you don’t leave your doors open, so where the heck do these things come from and why? And more important, how do you kill fruit flies? Common house fruit flies have an incredibly short life span. In just a week, the eggs turn from larvae to pupae to adults. That’s why it always seems as though they show up out of nowhere in your kitchen. Here are some links to simple recipes and home grown techniques to keep your Cape Cod home free of pesky flies! 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