How to Make an Insect Trap

By eHow Home & Garden Editor

Instructions

Step 1:
Get a clear bottle or milk jug. A soda bottle can be ideal for your needs. Attach a string around the mouth of the bottle. The string will be used to hang the jug in a spot in your yard.
Step 2:
Mix together sugar and vinegar. No need to use exact measurements, simply mix it until it forms a thick and sticky liquid.
Step 3:
Pour the mixture into the bottom of the insect house that you have created. This can be messy, so you may want to wear gloves when you are transferring the liquid.
Step 4:
Cut up some fruit. The fruit will be used to attract the insects. Banana peels and apples can be cut small enough to fit into the bottle.
Step 5:
Add some extra holes to the jug in order to allow the bugs to access the fruit inside.
Step 6:
Hang the insect trap in the area that you are experiencing the bug problem. The insects will fly inside the bottle and get stuck in the sticky mixture.

Tips & Warnings

You can leave the trap out in your yard for several weeks. After awhile, you'll want to dispose of it and make a new one.
Indoor insect traps can be made by putting out a sticky material. Insects like flies will land on the material and get stuck.

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