I've got a problem inside my house right now.

I'm almost embarrassed to say it, it's with fruit flies and actually normal flies as

well but that's a story for another episode.

The fruit flies have been insane because so much produce has been coming out of the garden

and it's just been hard for me to keep up with it, especially as just one person living

here at the Epic Homestead.

So what I've been battling is just a fruit fly epidemic.

So let's talk about them and how to actually keep them at bay.

I suspect most of you have dealt with this if not right now at some point in the future.

So let's talk about it.

You have the common fruit fly, drossophila, melanogaster.

It is known as the vinegar fly because of its attraction to the pungent smell of ripe

fruits and vegetables, especially the more ripe that they get.

There's a lot of different species here.

Drossophila, melanogaster is the most common one.

They are drawn to specific aromatic compounds that send signals to their antenna that are

believed to have originated from sub-Saharan Africa.

Really interesting.

All these pests, when you actually study the science of them, it's fascinating, the biology

fascinating.

Nevertheless, don't want it in my house and don't want it in my garden.

So let's talk about their life cycle, very short life cycle, eight to ten days or so,

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