They might be small, but according to research by Bruno van Swinderen, a professor at the University of Queensland, fruit flies have selective attention. This means they choose which visual stimuli to ...

Fruit flies are attracted to fermenting fruit and vegetables, food particles, and grime in sink drains, and trash cans. A homemade spray with lemongrass essential oil can repel them or kill them if ...

The most important step in preventing fruit flies is careful food storage and good housekeeping, advises Daniel Steward. This ...

Fruit flies are some of the worst household pests that exist, made worse by the fact that they are seemingly impossible to get rid of. The flies are attracted to fruit, other foods, and garbage, and ...

They seemingly sneak in overnight and invade your kitchen. Teeny, tiny pests that dart around the apples and bananas as you swat them away out of frustration and confusion. Fruit flies can be a ...

SANTA CLARITA, Calif. (KABC) -- Stevenson Ranch residents may get a surprise visit from California agricultural officers who are searching for signs of a fruit fly infestation. Officials for the ...

What’s that annoying, tiny bug buzzing around? You might think it’s a gnat — which is a type of fly — but chances are good that it’s a fruit fly. Fruit flies are one of the smallest species of fly — ...

Leaving a bowl filled with apples, bananas, oranges on your kitchen counter may provide easy access for an afternoon snack. But the arrangement--left out over time -- could also attract those pesky ...

Fruit flies are super tiny, but that doesn’t mean they’re not incredibly annoying. Coming in at just 0.12 inches long and 0.08 inches wide according to WebMD, they can still manage to cause a big ...