Flies
Where Did These Pesky Flies Come From?!?
Flies showing up out of nowhere? This Ninja-approved watch breaks down where they're really coming from.
Ninja takeaways
- Wash your fruit when it comes home. Before it reached your counter, it spent days in trucks, storage, and store displays. That's a lot of chances for a fly to lay eggs on it.
- University entomologists agree: fruit flies most often ride into the house as eggs or larvae on produce, from the store or the garden. Even fruit that looks perfect can carry them.
- One female can lay up to about 500 eggs, so a few hitchhikers can become a kitchen full fast.
- Eat, refrigerate, or toss ripe produce. A single forgotten potato or onion can feed a big outbreak.
Facts: University of Kentucky, University of Minnesota, University of Georgia & Oklahoma State Extension.
Video by its original creator on YouTube. Shared for education.