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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Examples of violations: Infestation of fruit flies in the kitchen; spatula is stored in a pan of water; kitchen ceiling and ceiling vent are dirty and dusty; the inside of the ice machine was dirty.
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Mackensy Lunsford, The Tennessean, 13 July 2025
Officials detected the infestation when eight fruit flies were found in a network of traps regularly monitored throughout the county.
—Emilie Takahashi, Oc Register, 11 July 2025
Backyard cherries often have bugs in them—cherry fruit fly larvae, to be exact.
—Amy Panos, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 July 2025
The team first made these findings in fruit flies, but the discovery also translated to human cells that modeled tau build-up.
—New Atlas, 30 June 2025
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Mackensy Lunsford, The Tennessean, 13 July 2025
Officials detected the infestation when eight fruit flies were found in a network of traps regularly monitored throughout the county.
—Emilie Takahashi, Oc Register, 11 July 2025
Backyard cherries often have bugs in them—cherry fruit fly larvae, to be exact.
—Amy Panos, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 July 2025
The team first made these findings in fruit flies, but the discovery also translated to human cells that modeled tau build-up.
—New Atlas, 30 June 2025
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“Fruit fly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fruit%20fly. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.
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