Angela, are you sure they are fruit flies? If they’re around your plants, they are more than likely fungus gnats. If they are more populated in the kitchen, then they are likely fruit flies. I buy a lot of fresh produce from our Farmers Market so I occasionally have to battle fruit flies. I have a lot of success by filling a bowl with apple cider vinegar, covering it with Saran wrap, then poking a pencil hole in the wrap. Fruit flies get in, but can’t get back out. Then I hand a couple of sticky traps around to catch any fliers. Do make sure, when you bring in fresh fruit, for example, that you cover anything you don’t refrigerate.

Nancy, if these are fine tiny little webs on the undersides of some of the foliage, it may be spider mites. The alcohol and water spray will likely take care of it. If they are bigger and over the top of the foliage, it’s more than likely a regular spider who’s taking advantage of your nice warm and dry house to live out the winter. Look for that one at night–with a flashlight. If you find it hiding on the back of a leaf or the side of the pot, just wash it off.