Fruit Flies

APPEARANCE:
The best indicator if you have fruit flies is looking at their eyes. Although this isn’t an easy task their eyes are different from drain flies, because they are red in color. Fruit flies are about 1/8 inch long.

HABITAT:
When Advanced Wildlife Control is called to deal with fruit flies it’s usually in a restaurant kitchen, bar, or a residential customers home. We typically find them in kitchen or bathroom areas, but they are often found in other rooms because these flies are super light-sensitive and will search out a light source at night.

DIET:
This one is a no-brainer considering they have the name ‘fruit’ flies. Fruit flies can be a problem at any time of the year, because they are attracted to ripened or fermented fruits or vegetables.

LIFE CYCLE/REPRODUCTION:
Fruit flies lay their eggs on fermenting foods and moist organic materials. The tiny larvae will feed on the surface where they are born. They are unbelievable breeders and can lay up to 500 eggs a crack. The entire life cycle is completed in about a week!

TYPE OF DAMAGE:
Other than damage to your fruits and vegetables they don’t poise much of a threat to us.

ADVANCED WILDLIFE CONTROL'S METHODS FOR FRUIT FLY CONTROL:
Once we have determined that fruit flies have infested your area all potential breeding sites must be located and eliminated! If these sites are not dealt with and removed no matter how many chemicals I use the problem will persist. Sometimes finding the problem can be difficult and usually requires help from one of our experienced technicians. Potential areas that will need to be checked are any location where fruit is stored, garbage disposals, drains, cupboards, and even behind the refrigerator.

DID YOU KNOW?
Female fruit flies are capable of reproducing as soon as eight hours after they emerge as adults!

Ocassional
Invaders
Ants
Silverfish
Spiders
Asian Beetles
Sowbugs
Centipedes
Box Elders
Earwigs
Millipedes
Bat Bugs
Bed Bugs
Springtails
Fleas
Fruit Flies
Clutser Flies