Why the flies flurrying around your fruit bowl are not fruit flies – and how to get rid of them
Most of us are familiar with the pesky little flies that hover around fruit bowls and food scraps or get tipsy floating in a glass of beer or wine. What is less commonly known is that these little bugs are NOT fruit flies: they’re vinegar flies (Drosophila melanogaster), otherwise known as ferment flies.
Published by The Guardian.
