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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Five pounds of fresh cherries infested with live European cherry fruit fly maggots and pupae were intercepted by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) at Detroit Metropolitan Airport.
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Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 26 July 2025
Kitchen Sink Ever had a problem with fruit flies in your kitchen?
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 22 June 2025
The first occurred in May, when inspectors found fruit flies in the back kitchen, The Charlotte Observer reported.
—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
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Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 26 July 2025
Kitchen Sink Ever had a problem with fruit flies in your kitchen?
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 22 June 2025
The first occurred in May, when inspectors found fruit flies in the back kitchen, The Charlotte Observer reported.
—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
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“Fruit fly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fruit%20fly. Accessed 14 Aug. 2025.
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