Here’s an unexpected by-product of trying to make healthier choices – flies. Since we made an active push to buy fruit to eat as our snacks, we’ve begun to share our kitchen with these harmless but no less annoying fruit flies.
I think it is worth noting that we never had a problem with potato chip flies or cookie flies.
Great point. I’ve noticed the same thing, but only at work…maybe it’s the peel/cores that end up in the trash. But great point, I never had chocolate kiss flies. Huh?
Darn right- that’s why you’ll never see flies at our house! Pantry’s fully stocked w/ chips, cookies, and all other variety of non-fly attracting snacks.
I’m not sure the trade-off is quite balanced though : P
I have a friend whose Dad did his grad school sci degree in Pittsburgh – and it involved experimenting with fruit flies. Apparently, one Friday afternoon, he didn’t seal the cap on their little jar tight enough or something.. by Monday, the whole building was buzzing with fruit flies!
I haven’t done exhaustive research, but it seems the flies don’t hover around the trash, but the fruit itself. Is this common? Do all homes with fruit bowls in the kitchen have this problem? Is it just seasonal?
Stef, that really does put it in perspective. That sounds awful.
FRUIT FLIES?!?!? O…the horror. the horror (were you living with me during those horrific years of fruit fly research? I cannot recall as I blocked out those years) vinegar and liquid soap…in a little container…kills them, they fall in and meet their destiny…