Posts with the tag: "fruit flies"

Fruit flies are one of those pesky nuisances we think we have to deal with every time a bunch of bananas comes home from the store. They aren’t dangerous or harmful, but they are perhaps a sign that our produce isn’t in the best condition, or maybe our kitchen needs to be kept a little… > Read More

A long time ago, it was believed that flies were a product of spontaneous generation, where flies appeared out of thin air. Francesco Redi disproved this theory in the 1660’s. > Read More

The end of summer and start of fall is something many people looking forward to each year and it's not only people.  > Read More

While not typically lumped in with other overwintering pests, fruit flies can definitely be more of a problem in the fall than they are the rest of the year. Like other insects, they are cold-blooded. That means that their body temperature rises and falls with the temperature of the air. When it… > Read More