Drosophila (Small Wine or Fruit Fly)

It grows preferentially on fruits and vegetables in the fermentation stage but also on other decomposed organic materials.
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Taxonomy

Fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster: Drosophilidae).

Fruit fly

A small fly belongs to the Drosophilidae family: the fruit fly or vinegar fly or must fly. The best known species is D. melanogaster, but there are other related species that cause similar infestations. It grows preferentially on fruits and vegetables in the fermentation stage but also on other decomposed organic materials.

Modes of Management

Prevention: All garbage collection points should be kept clean. Garbage should be placed in plastic bags before disposal in closable waste bins. Organic waste should be removed daily from sanitary areas. etc.

Tracking: They are easy because they fly by day. The use of traps is recommended to reduce the population.

Treatment: The use of electric flying insect trapping machines is recommended. These devices work by attracting insects by emitting ultraviolet radiation (UV) and then trapping them on a sticky surface. UV traps can be unobtrusive or unobtrusive, wall-mounted or ceiling-mounted and with lamps of power proportional to the space.

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