Guides and explainers tagged household tips, newest first.
Traps catch the adults, but fruit flies keep coming back until you remove where they breed: overripe fruit, a damp drain, a bin or a forgotten spill. Do both, and they are gone within about a week.
Act fast, blot rather than rub, use cold water first, and never put a stained item in the dryer until the stain has gone. Here is what to use on each common stain.
Most blocked drains clear with hot water and a plunger, or a cheap plastic drain snake. Here is the order to try things in, and when the problem is beyond a home fix.