A mum-of-five has gone viral after sharing her free hack to getting rid of flies from your home for good.

Majda Medved, from Ohio, US, tried everything to get rid of the pests infesting her home, trying multiple home remedies and store-bought solutions, all to no avail.

Even deep cleaning her whole house couldn’t rid her of the insects, so she turned to the Internet in the hopes of finding a solution.

Finding a miracle hack, she took to TikTok (@majdamedved), to share the idea with others, quickly gaining over 7.4m views.

“It started with a few flies and before I knew it they were multiplying like crazy,” the 35-year-old stay-at-home mum told NeedToKnow.co.uk.

“I tried a few different traps, but my favourite way was just by pouring a little bit of wine into a cup or bowl, covering it with saran wrap and poking a few holes on top.

“However, it will only eliminate the adult flies.

“Fruit flies love laying eggs in your drains and can survive in running water.

“When they become adults, they fly out of the drains and into your space.

“They’ll just keep multiplying and you’ll always have fruit flies.”

Turning desperate, she began researching fruit flies, trying to figure out how to destroy the eggs.

She said: “I eventually realized that I have to get rid of the eggs... not just the adult flies, so I started pouring boiling water down my kitchen sink.

“The next day I still had fruit flies, so I decided to pour boiling water down every drain in my house because I figured maybe all the pipes were connected.

“I boiled a large pot of water and poured a little down every sink in my house. I did this 3 times a day (morning, afternoon, night), and after 2 days they were completely gone!”

Finally, free of the pesky bugs thanks to boiling water, Majda rushed to TikTok to help others plagued by the flies.

Sharing the clip, she garnered over 851,000 likes and thousands of comments.

One person said: “My phone HAS to be listening to me because my house is currently infested with fruit flies.”

Melyka added: “Omg I have fruit flies too and I was wondering why they won’t go away thank you!!!” [sic]

“I'm glad I didn't get rid of the spider in my room because it caught almost all of them in its web,” wrote someone else.

“I just boiled water down my drains today and set out some apple cider vinegar traps. How does TikTok know?!” said Kalli. [sic]

Trinity added: “You are a lifesaver omg.” [sic]

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