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Are you sure they're fruit flies and not phorids?
Personally, I'd scoop, dump, whatever a few or all into a 55 gallon trashbag, remove the air, and place the bag in a freezer. This is how USDA requires people to dispose of possible insect issues.
Of you freeze them, you can toss without worry OR you might see if a local animals group/zoo might need some feeders. It's far less work than shipping them off, which sounds like something you don't want to waste your time on.
Soapy water is messy once all that frass gets wet, but is used for Apis mellifera scutella (Africanized killer bees). I'd hate to see that poop stew though.
Personally, I'd scoop, dump, whatever a few or all into a 55 gallon trashbag, remove the air, and place the bag in a freezer. This is how USDA requires people to dispose of possible insect issues.
Of you freeze them, you can toss without worry OR you might see if a local animals group/zoo might need some feeders. It's far less work than shipping them off, which sounds like something you don't want to waste your time on.
Soapy water is messy once all that frass gets wet, but is used for Apis mellifera scutella (Africanized killer bees). I'd hate to see that poop stew though.