Fruit Fly Prevention and Eradication

More and more fruit flies have been coming out since the start of the season. Fruit flies are those tiny winged nuisances that seem to multiply overnight.

An egg can become an adult fruit fly in just 8-10 days. What’s worse? They can lay 500 eggs in one go on organic materials, most commonly on fermenting fruits. They’re also known to lay eggs in the following areas:

• Sink Drains
• Garbage Disposals
• Recycled Cans and Bottles
• Damp Sponges

What Attracts Fruit Flies?

You can eliminate fruit flies by identifying the source of the infestation first. Yeasty and vinegary smells, as well as odours of decay, attract them. That’s why it helps to put items like tomatoes, potatoes and onions in the refrigerator until your fruit fly situation is solved.

You can find their breeding sites in things or places that are moist, semi-liquid or that have fermenting goo or gunk. These include:

• Bins
• Drip Pans
• Trash Compactor
• Scum in Drains
• Filthy Buckets
• Mops or Sponges
• Mop Water in Cracks or Crevices