Articles for tag: Fruit Flies, Get Rid of Fruit Flies

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How You Can Get Rid of Fruit Flies

Fruit Flies might seem small and harmless but not only are they annoying but they can also carry unhealthy bacteria that can hurt you or your family or even your pets. Eliminating the fruit fly is not only useful to eliminate a nuisance but it a must for good health and sanitation in your home. ...

How to Get Rid of Fruit Flies or Gnats

Gnats, also called fruit flies, are annoying little bugs that seem to come out of nowhere. Some common causes for fruit flies of course are fruits left out. It is best to place fruit in a freezer bag, but, I know that may not be as pretty as leaving it in a basket on your ...

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Guide to Vietnam’s Many Fruits

Vietnam is becoming a popular tourist area because of its clear beach resorts and ancient temple sites. However, another alluring reason to visit this nation on the Indochina peninsula is for the fresh fruits and their unique tastes. The act of having to squeeze a fruit in order to get to its meat is not ...

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How I Get Rid of (Kill) Fruit Flies; Best Method, & a Picture

Every spring my home gets invaded by fruit flies, and not just when I’m peeling fruit in the kitchen or making a salad. They gather by my kitchen and bathroom sinks; attracted by the scented soaps on top. If I snack on anything sweet in the living room or by my computer, they hover there, ...

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Fruit Fly Mendelian Genetics

Title: Identification of Wild Type Characters and Sex in Drosophila melnogaster Introduction: This lab was performed using Drosophila melanogaster fruit flies. Drosophila melanogaster is a useful tool in genetic studies of diploid organisms because it is small, has a short life cycle, is easily and inexpensively raised and handled, and produces many progeny from a ...

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Feeding and Caring for the Praying Mantis: Aliens as Pets

Just a few clicks of the mouse brought the most wonderful package to our home last March. Upon opening the package – we discovered exactly what we had been anticipating – our praying mantis egg case had safely arrived. What did this contraption look like? Well, I can only describe it as a cross between ...

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Homemade Remedies to Get Rid of Fruit Flies

My friend Renee recently gave me a basket of tomatoes from her garden. The end of summer meant these were it for homegrown tomatoes this year. The fruits were very ripe and needed to be used quickly before they rotted. Before long, I had a swarm of pests in my kitchen hovering around the tomatoes. ...

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Recipe for Fruit Fly Culture Media

Fruit flies are great food for many fish, lizards and frogs. You can either buy commercially prepared media in which to grow them, or make your own. Making your own is much more affordable. Most ingredients can be found at your local grocery store, which also eliminates waiting to receive your media ordered online. You ...