SIZE: Fruit flies are very tiny, they range from 3mm to 4mm long.
DESCRIPTION: Fruit flies have a tan or brownish color to them with dark eyes sometimes even red.
BEHAVIOUR: Fruit flies can be seen all year round and can be spotted in the kitchen. They seem to appear from out of nowhere and can quickly become a heavy infestation for home owners, restaurants, offices, cafeterias, and other businesses. Fruit flies will hang around fruits, vegetables and food residue with a strong smell, these flies can contaminate food by carrying harmful bacteria and contamination can be carried into humans by ingesting the contaminated food. Although these flies don’t bite they have still been known to irritate the skin and cause rashes or clusters of red bumps.
HABITATS: Fruit flies are mainly found in the kitchen and prefer to hang around areas where there is decaying or overripe fruits or vegetables. Fruit flies can be attracted by bananas, onions, tomatoes, etc. They also are attracted to foods left in cabinets, cupboards and dishes with food residue left in the sink. Female fruit flies can lay up to 500 eggs where under the right conditions a hatchling can develop into a full adult within a week. Other than the kitchen fruit flies can be found in the bathroom if there is decaying matter there, if not then it is most likely to be another type of fly such as phorid fly or fungus gnat.
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