"Where the heck did all these fruit flies from from?!" Have you
ever found your kitchen teeming with fruit flies that seemed to
appear out of nowhere? These tiny nuisances can quickly multiply
in number, and be tough to get rid of once they're around. So
how did these fruit flies get in your kitchen? Contrary to
popular belief, this isn't a case of spontaneous generation.
Fruit flies are built to find fermenting fruit. Though small,
they can detect the smell of ripe fruits and vegetables from a
good distance away. If there's a bowl of fruit on your kitchen
counter, there's probably a fruit fly or two looking for a way
into your home to get to it. Because these insects are so tiny,
they can get in through window screens or crevices around
windows or doors. Once inside, they reproduce. Before you know
it, you've got yourself a full-fledged fruit fly infestation
(say that 5 times fast!). Sometimes, fruit flies hitch a ride
into your home on fruits or vegetables. Fruit flies lay eggs on
the skin of very ripe or f