fruit fly
noun
: any of various small dipteran flies (such as a drosophila) whose larvae feed on fruit or decaying vegetable matter
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The first occurred in May, when inspectors found fruit flies in the back kitchen, The Charlotte Observer reported.
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Evan Moore
july 18, Charlotte Observer, 18 July 2025
King said that his farm uses a measurement called degree-days to track temperatures, with which fruit flies move very predictably.
—Sophia Valchine, Freep.com, 9 July 2025
Any type of fly can make its way indoors, including fruit flies and bottle flies, but the most common is house flies.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 18 June 2025
The sterile fruit flies are part of the Sterile Insect Technique, and will disrupt the natural mating cycle of the Medfly, officials said, adding that the sterile flies will mate with wild females, leading to no offspring and reducing the number of Mediterranean fruit flies.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 8 May 2025
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Evan Moore
july 18, Charlotte Observer, 18 July 2025
King said that his farm uses a measurement called degree-days to track temperatures, with which fruit flies move very predictably.
—Sophia Valchine, Freep.com, 9 July 2025
Any type of fly can make its way indoors, including fruit flies and bottle flies, but the most common is house flies.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 18 June 2025
The sterile fruit flies are part of the Sterile Insect Technique, and will disrupt the natural mating cycle of the Medfly, officials said, adding that the sterile flies will mate with wild females, leading to no offspring and reducing the number of Mediterranean fruit flies.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 8 May 2025
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“Fruit fly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fruit%20fly. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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