Small Fruit Fly Identification & Prevention

• Fruit flies are primarily attracted to fresh and fermenting fruits and vegetables and other rotting, fermenting organic materials.
• Because the adult frequents unsanitary conditions, fruit flies are a significant health concern as they can transfer disease-causing bacteria to food.
• Small fruit fly larvae ingested from infested fruit can cause intestinal discomfort and diarrhea by intestinal myiasis.
• One rotting piece of fruit can produce hundreds of flies. So all that is needed is one damaged apple in a box, one overripe banana at the bottom of a fruit bowl, or one onion dropped and forgotten under a cabinet to cause an 'explosion.'
• Recycle bins and trash receptacles, and soda fountain drains, refrigerator condensate pans, non-skid floor mats, garbage disposals, and sometimes floor drains are common sites in commercial kitchens.

Fruit Fly Prevention Tips

• Eliminating the breeding sites through sanitation and moisture control are the only methods for long-standing control.
• Applications of bio enzyme-based cleaning agents and growth regulators are beneficial in eliminating organic material in unseen microenvironments.
• Use lids and liners on trash receptacles to keep out foraging flies and aid in cleaning-empty daily.
• Do not stop searching when one source of infestation is found. There are often more.
• Insect light traps, fruit fly traps, and contact fogging applications will only eliminate exposed adults, which are only a symptom and will soon be replaced by other developing flies.

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