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October 2018 Besieged By Fruit Flies

Poet of Perkiomen Valley discovered aforementioned titled poem about thirty months ago he wrote impossible mission critters to smote chronic issue yours truly does note years later meaning today April 19th, 2022 necessitated we allow, enable and provide welcome to exterminator actually management did hote (obsolete) To command; to enjoin hazard upon body, mind and spirit, thus ridding apartment b44 visited by said swarming insects, his expertise sought to mitigate courtesy applying insecticide. Insects created dark shadows analogous brought outer limits of twilight zone resembling edge of night in truth our one bedroom apartment at that earlier date affected, encroached, and outsmarted by massive infestation of Drosophila melanogaster light weight winged worst pests to eradicate (scientific name regarding winged flitting nuisance ignite mentioned in title) besieged, inundated, and thickly swarm. dost primp and pretty fie themselves (to attract a witty mate) during their 40 to 50 days city, or suburban life cycle long enough to qualify for this quickly written ditty seemingly overnight a bajillion biz zee buzzing adults (each about 1/8 inch long see their world wide web, thru at least one unusual red eye, which compound eye of the fruit fly contains 760 unit eyes or ommatidia, well nigh hapt tubby one of the most advanced among insects, where Google search for home remedies aye didst find to exterminate these teeny weeny pests, plus informational pursuit my instantaneous curiosity yielded above mentioned esoteric tidbits, sans accidentally disc covered helpful good riddance material of household ingredients restraining me to breathe sigh of dollop, and hope to try one or more solutions, which informed this amateur entomologist - listed forthright as: 1. Create a trap by mixing apple cider vinegar with a few drops of dish soap. 2. Another homemade trap is to pour leftover red wine into a jar. 3. Mash up banana slices in a jar, and cover top with a plastic wrap. 4. Pour bleach solution into bathroom sink. 5. Detonate atomic explosives as a last resort.

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