Once they're in, fruit flies multiply quickly, laying 500 eggs in their weeklong lifetime, Potter says. They lay those eggs in any moist, fermenting material, such as the tomatoes, onions or ...
Some of Orange County was placed under quarantine due to an invasive fruit fly species, according to the state's Department of Food and Agriculture, which has told residents in affected areas to not ...
Female oriental fruit flies contaminate fruit by laying eggs ... avocados and many vegetables, particularly tomatoes and peppers. Agricultural officials are working to eliminate the infestation ...