Fruit Flies
Fruit flies are usually a light brown or tan in color. They often have red eyes. They are fairly small, around 1/10" and 1/8" long.
They will lay their eggs in any fermenting liquid. This can be a variety of different things such as beverage syrup, overripe fruit, rotting vegetables, or a dirty mop bucket. Some other areas that are ideal for fruit flies to thrive is under trash cans, in cracks of floors, under beverage dispensers, or in spilled beer or pop.
Control
Controlling fruit flies is done by removing the material where they are laying eggs and feeding. Make sure dishwashers and sinks (especially with food disposals) are cleaned properly. Repair any leaking beverage lines. Trash cans should be cleaned thoroughly at least weekly. Fruits and vegetables should be kept in a cool area and either used or removed before they become rotten. When recycling, rinse out any containers before putting them in recycling container. Clean the mops and mop buckets after each use and hang dry.
Insecticides can be used to supplement cleaning after the feeding and breeding source has been cleaned up. Insecticides, however, will be of little use if there continues to be a place for fruit flies to feed and breed.
Fruit flies are usually a light brown or tan in color. They often have red eyes. They are fairly small, around 1/10" and 1/8" long.
They will lay their eggs in any fermenting liquid. This can be a variety of different things such as beverage syrup, overripe fruit, rotting vegetables, or a dirty mop bucket. Some other areas that are ideal for fruit flies to thrive is under trash cans, in cracks of floors, under beverage dispensers, or in spilled beer or pop.
Control
Controlling fruit flies is done by removing the material where they are laying eggs and feeding. Make sure dishwashers and sinks (especially with food disposals) are cleaned properly. Repair any leaking beverage lines. Trash cans should be cleaned thoroughly at least weekly. Fruits and vegetables should be kept in a cool area and either used or removed before they become rotten. When recycling, rinse out any containers before putting them in recycling container. Clean the mops and mop buckets after each use and hang dry.
Insecticides can be used to supplement cleaning after the feeding and breeding source has been cleaned up. Insecticides, however, will be of little use if there continues to be a place for fruit flies to feed and breed.