Fruit Flies in the Bedroom
You’re probably going to be surprised if you discover a cluster of fruit flies hovering around your bedroom.
Why would fruit flies be hanging out in a room away from the kitchen when they typically only live near sources of fermented food?
Well, it turns out that a few attractants in a bedroom can draw a colony of fruit flies there. The culprit typically appears as a newly blooming plant or a bouquet of flowers that is just starting to wilt. Other times, a drink spill that wasn’t properly cleaned up may attract fruit flies.
The common fruit fly won’t bite you. So really, what’s the risk?.
Are these insects more dangerous to people and animals than just being a pain in the neck?
The adult fruit fly pushes its way through the operculum, which is the front of the puparium, after metamorphosis is complete. The fruit fly is initially light in color, with spread wings and an elongated abdomen. The fruit fly darkens, spreads its wings, and enlarges its abdomen within a few hours.
Larvae emerge 24 hours after a female fruit fly lays her eggs. The head, mouth, cuticle, spiracles, and hooks of fruit fly larvae are shed during molting stages known as instars. The larva crawls to a dry location to pupate during its third instar. The larval skin transforms into the pupa case as it becomes harder and darker.
Fruit flies go through three developmental stages before becoming adults: egg, larva, and pupa. Fruit flies can mature into adults in one to two weeks at room temperature. The pupal stage lasts six days, while the egg and larval stages last about eight days. The adult fruit fly lives for several weeks.
Where Do Fruit Flies Come From All of a Sudden?
We are aware that fruit flies prefer warmer climates, so how do they just suddenly appear?
Fruit flies will find a way into your house, whether it’s through wall cracks or pre-laid eggs in a piece of fruit from the grocery store.
In order to respond to this question, there are many things to consider. To learn vital details about a fruit fly’s life and how to best spot them coming, continue reading below.
From the egg to the end of adulthood, a single fruit fly lives for about a month and a half. First, a cluster of eggs is laid after an adult female fruit fly mates. The organisms which emerge from the eggs are called larvae, and these are immature fruit flies which still have some development to do.
The larvae will consume the organic matter, or your fruit, to store energy for a few days in order to accomplish this, and then they will migrate to a dark, dry place to enter the pupae stage. Due to the fact that it typically occurs in a small crevice that is inaccessible to humans, it is challenging to observe this activity.
The fruit flies will emerge as adults after about a week in the pupae stage, having developed wings and six legs. They will then go back to a source of energy (again, your fruits and vegetables) and eat, and the females will start laying eggs, which will restart the life cycle.
A single fruit fly lives for roughly one and a half months from the time of the egg until the end of adulthood.