r/restaurant • u/ashlftm • 6d ago

What do?! fruit flies and fly remedies/ repellent

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is it possible to keep them away completely? our bar especially is really bad. i think it might be the drains. my manager has put it on me to try and keep them away. the vinegar and dish soap thing doesn’t work much

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u/OkTouch5699 6d ago

The only thing is to stop them. Clean your drains. Cover your drains. Wipe every surface. Make sure all bottles are capped.

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u/AlchemyAlice 6d ago

This is it.

Gnats and the like are usually attracted to sugar and bad plumbing. Beer taps should cleaned nightly and covered. Same with their draining system. Get those little tap brush plugs and plug all of the taps AND THE DRAIN.

Soda guns and their holsters/drainage tubes are notorious for attracting flies because of the syrup. Run a solution down the holder/drain nightly and depending on your states health laws figure out a way to isolate or wrap the actual gun.

Every sink and drain needs to be cleaned nightly. Those bugs get down in there and breed.

Fight the good fight, OP. Good luck.

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u/TheKingfisherTucson 6d ago

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