Sorry, fruit flies, you have to go

I’ve had house plants for years and never a fruit fly in sight. Then one day these little beasts were all over my plants, especially my spider plants. A Google search threw up several suggested remedies, some of which sounded a lot of hassle – who really wants to wash their plants in bleach?

My strategy was to start with the easiest solution first and work up the list from there. Luckily for me (and hopefully for you) the first solution I tried worked. I left my plants outside overnight - making sure to do this when a frost wasn’t expected - and in the morning the fruit flies were gone.

I almost miss them now. Almost.