Fruit Fly Articles
Frut Flies - Pests Control The fruit fly is one of those fly species that can completely invade your household if you are not careful. As their name says, they are constantly on the lookout for ripe fruit and other fruit-based products. Fruit flies are a common problem to deal with in households and orchards as well. Prevention and control are especially important in orchards because of the damage they can do. They lay their eggs in fruits and vegetables, which is ideal for their larvae. Fruit fly larvae need to eat for a few days until they are ready to enter the pupal stage. This causes the fruit to decay and fall down, causing production losses. Since fruit flies come in contact with plenty of decaying matter, they can spread a range of dangerous bacteria. They can transmit these through body contact or by coming in contact with food, which can cause food poisoning. Getting Rid of Fruit Flies In our knowledge base, you can find all the information you need about fruit flies. Here, you can learn how to set up DIY fruit fly traps, what products to buy and how to get to the root of the problem. Fruit flies can easily get in your house, as they can lay up to 35 eggs in ripe fruits per day. Once they are in, they can reproduce in a rapid rate. They are also very good at finding gaps and enter your house without you noticing it. All they need is to sense a few molecules of ripe fruit in the air and they are going to get in despite the fact that the windows are closed. Not to mention that eggs and larvae can survive even if you put your fruits in the refrigerator. Fortunately, you can use all the ripe fruits and fruit-based products against them. Below, you can learn how to set up simple, yet highly effective traps to catch these nuisances. Fruit Fly Lifecycle, Appearance and Breeding Habits Learn more about where fruit flies come from, what they look like, how they reproduce and the life cycle they go through. There are many factors that affect the lifespan and reproduction rate of fruit flies. By becoming familiar with these factors, you are going to be able to get rid of them more easily. A dirty drain, a damp towel and a fruit bowl in the kitchen can all play a huge role in keeping fruit flies alive. By maintaining hygiene in your household and storing fruit-based products the right way, you can make your house unlivable for fruit flies on the long run. While facing with a bunch of fruit flies can be annoying, it is really not a big deal once you know how to approach the problem. The easiest way to catch them is to give them what they need. We are going to show you how to identify them and take the right steps toward getting rid of them once and for all.
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How Long do Fruit Flies Live?
If you’ve ever dealt with fruit flies, you know just how annoying they can be. These tiny pests seem to appear out of nowhere and can quickly infest your home, feeding on ripe or rotting fruits, vegetables, and other food items. But have you ever wondered how long fruit flies actually live? In this article, we’ll explore the lifespan of fruit flies, including the factors that affect it and the best ways to eliminate them from your home. How Long do Fruit Flies Live For? Fruit flies start their life cycle from an egg, and female flies typically lay eggs on rotting fruits or vegetables. However, they can also lay…
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How to Make a Fruit Fly Trap?
Making a DIY fruit fly trap is easier than you think. The ingredients for it can be found in pretty much every household, making it a great option for those who don’t want to spend on sprays or commercial traps. For your typical fruit fly trap, you need a container and something that attracts those little pests. The most obvious one is ripe fruit, but you can use honey and vinegar as well. Creating a trap that actually works is all about making sure that flies can easily enter but it is nearly impossible for them to leave. In this article, we are going to show you how to create…
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How to Catch Fruit Flies?
We are here to assure you that there are various ways to get rid of these annoying pests called fruit flies. Most of the things required to catch and kill them are probably already available in your household. Once you get home from work, one of the last things you want to hear is the buzzing sound of a bunch of fruit flies. If there is already a bunch of them, soon there is going to be more. It is best to quickly find an effective method that will help you get rid of fruit flies in your house. We are here to help, showing you the best ways to…
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Do fruit flies bite?
We’ve heard and seen it all. Fruit flies seem to be something straight out of hell. They can drive you crazy with their buzzing, send you to the hospital with salmonella or E. Coli, contaminate your food, infest your kitchen and bathroom drains, and they reproduce at the speed of light. Which begs the question, do these little flies bite? Do fruit flies bite humans? Fruit flies can be harmful to humans and are without a doubt extremely annoying. They can be potentially dangerous to our health, as the pesky insects are flying vectors of disease. But hey, like everyone else, fruit flies have one little redeeming quality on top…
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What attracts fruit flies?
Have you got a fruit fly infestation? Are you wondering what brings them to your home, so you can get rid of it and consequently eradicate the pesky invaders? We’ll cover it all in the article! Hmm… ‘fruit’ flies. I wonder what they’re attracted to. What are fruit flies attracted to? Well they aren’t called fruit flies for nothing. As their name suggests, fruit flies love fruit. They reproduce in it, they are born in it, they live on it, they feed on it. But not just any food. Fruit flies love overripe, moist, rotting fruits. It starts as soon as there is a bit of fermentation. Fruit flies possess…
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Fruit flies in drain – how to get rid of them with bleach?
Are fruit flies coming out your drains? Once they have settled in, these unwanted guests know how to extend their stay. There are different ways to get rid of them in your home and prevent them from coming back. In this article, we’ll talk about bleach, which is commonly used in the battle against fruit flies, as well as other DIY methods. Do fruit flies hate bleach? Yes, fruit flies cannot tolerate bleach. As is the case with all insects, fruit flies do not have lungs and instead breathe from tiny little openings in their exoskeletons. They do not want to be breathing in bleach. It’s a good repellent, as…
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How to get rid of fruit flies in sink?
Do you have fruit fly infestation in sink? By reading this article you will understand how these small flies appeared there and how you can get rid of them. Can fruit flies live in sink drains? Despite what their name may suggest, fruit flies aren’t exclusively attracted to fruit. While they are quite attracted to fermenting and sugary substances, all they really need is moisture and a food source, which can be any decaying organic matter. If swarms of small flies suddenly appear around your sink, you’ve probably got a fruit fly invasion, and they’re thriving in your skin drains. What causes fruit flies in the sink? Full of organic…
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Can fruit flies make you sick?
Fruit fly is perceived as an unclean, disruptive and germ-bearing insect. They are annoying and hard to get rid of. It also seems that the impact of these tiny creatures is far greater than their size, and far more complicated than you might imagine. Do they have the potential to make us sick? Can fruit flies be harmful to humans? Flies can land anywhere, and particularly on food, with a risk of transmitting pathogenic agents (bacteria, viruses, dirt…) that they have contracted by feeding on waste anywhere in nature. Numerous studies have thus shown that the proliferation of flies coincides with periods when gastrointestinal diseases, especially those characterized by diarrhea,…
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Fruit flies in drains
Despite their name, fruit flies are just as likely to thrive in your bathroom sink and shower drains as they are to thrive on your kitchen counter or in the fruit bowl on your dining room table. How does one get rid of them? Can fruit flies come from drains? And what causes them? Fruit flies need three things: food, moisture and a place to live and breed in. Well guess what? Your bathroom drains and sink are perfect for them! They totally fit the bill: dark and humid, full of gunk and grime. It’s everything they could ever want. Besides eating the biological debris stuck in your drains (like…
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How to get rid of fruit flies in bathroom?
A lot of people struggle with flies in their bathroom, and after a bit of online research, they’ll at least come to the conclusion that certain flies they see are fruit flies. But many will begin to wonder why those fruit flies are in their bathrooms. How did they just magically appear in my clean bathroom? And aren’t they called ‘fruit’ flies? Is it not drain flies who tend to infest our bathrooms and drains? In this article, we’ll provide you with answers, as well as a solution to get rid of the fruit fly problem you’re struggling with. If one way or another, fruit flies have decided to take…
