Exterminate Pest Guide Fruit Flies

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Fruit flies are common household pests that can be a terrible nuisance around your home. These flies are year-round pests, but they are especially prolific in late summer and into autumn. Fruit flies are known for their small size, red eyes and brown bodies. These pests are not harmful on their own, but they can be indicative of unsanitary household conditions - although they can occur in the cleanest of properties!

While it seems like fruit flies come from out of nowhere to infest your home, this is mainly due to how quickly fruit flies breed and develop. Fruit flies often come in through cracks in walls or pre-laid eggs inside of a piece of fruit that you’ve already purchased. Fruit fly eggs are very tiny, and adult fruit flies often lay them inside of fruit or vegetables.

Fruit flies are mainly attracted to moist, fermenting fruits and vegetables. However, they are also drawn to things such as drains, bins, empty bottles and cans, cleaning rags and mops. Essentially, they are drawn to food waste and moist environments. Fruit flies only feed on food surfaces, so the chance of ingesting these pests is close to zero.

Though fruit fly populations can be managed with aerosol insecticide sprays, the most effective way to get rid of fruit flies is to make a fly trap. Check out our video on how to make a very useful and effective fruit fly trap.