ABOUT FRUIT FLIES

Fruit flies are a very small fly which migrates from queensland. They actually sting the fruit just as they begin to appear and then the fruit fly lava grows on the inside of the fruit. If you look in the early mornings or late afternoons you can see them flying around. The fruit fly is only the size of a little wasp.

ABOUT FRUIT FLY LAVA - Fruit fly lava is little maggots that grow inside the fruit and causes a lot of trouble to farmers as if there crop gets hit with the fruit fly it can wipe out a whole orchard in one season. If you happen to get fruit with the lava in it put it into a plastic bag and tie the top of the bag real tight then sit it in the hot sunlight as this will kill.

NATURAL FRUIT FLY TRAP - We have just over a half acre of ground and we are growing peaches, apricots, plums, pears and prunes and we use no poisons at all. My husband gets soft drink bottles and leaves the lids on them and cuts a little opening in the side of the bottle then mixes soapy water and sugar together and puts about 1 cup of the mixture into each bottle and then hangs one in each tree. If there are any fruit flies they get attracted to the sweet sugar in the bottle and go into the water and die. We have had success with this trap for 10 years now.

FRUIT FLY SIGN - If you see this sign please do not carry any fruit past it. There are bins for you to dispose of your fruit or you can stop at the sign and eat it but do not carry it past the sign or you could get stopped and you will recieve a hefty fine as fruit fly is very dangerous to the fruit farmers and it would ruin there family business.