listersgirl | (no subject)

Melon is definitely the food most attractive to fruit flies. I almost never have them, but I bought a melon at the farmer's market on Thursday, and *boom* there were a few in the kitchen. And just now I noticed there were a few flying around me, which seemed weird, until I remembered that I hadn't quite finished the melon, and there was a piece or two left in the bowl on the floor -- a piece or two that have become a snack for even more fruit flies. I'll have to take the garbage out tomorrow.

And thus is my exciting Saturday night. I'd meant to find people to do things with, but evening kind of snuck up without me noticing. So here I sit, watching fruit fly antics.

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

I think I may contest that. Ripe peaches, and tomatoes draw fruit flies like anything. I get them every summer- if I don't keep all my produce in the fridge, it's really awful. There's no other way to get rid of them- if I pitch the produce, they go after the moisture in the kitchen sink out of desperation....

Good point - that's one of the reasons I keep tomatoes in the fridge.