Something has been on my mind forever and I just never bring it up. It's one of those things that you try to ignore, pretend you don't care about, that it doesn't bother you in the least for not knowing, but let's face it, IT DOES MATTER. You can push it to the back corners of your mind, ignore the constant scratching of it against your psyche, and say it doesn't bother you, but you know it does.
This time of the year, it's the hardest to ignore. I mean, the truth of it is there, swarming all around my head, buzzing in my ears, taunting me with fresh determination. So now it's showdown time. I've had enough and I will wait no longer. This problem must be dealt with, I must know the answer or I think I shall go mad. Please, please, if you know the answer, share it with me so that I can once again have peace:
WHERE DO FRUIT FLIES COME FROM???????
Come on. It's something you've all wondered and you know it. These tiny insects seem to pop up out of no where the minute you bring home a piece of fruit. I mean, are they hovering in the air and then just appear when fruit gets in the house, what? I don't get it. There's something very eery about it all, and I think if we don't address it, there could be a takeover . . . .
I know, I know, this is the worst blog post in the history of mankind, but it's a question I've truly pondered from time to time. The fact that I'm high on Benadryl and Hydrocortisone (due to hives) could play a part in this post for which I will probably be completely embarrassed once I read it on a normal day and thus break out in hives once again. Please, bear with me.
In the meantime, about those fruit flies . . . .
12 Comments:
I believe the larvae is on the fruit and it hatches in our homes. Lots of incentive to wash fruit right there, huh?
I just Google it, and you wouldn't belive , all that came up!
Diann , did your mom give you that talk about where things came from?
:)
Whoa, that's gross! Thanks for the info, D! I wash my fruit before I eat it, but I guess I'll start washing it before I put it in the bowl!!
LOL, Jel!!!
Aren't those gnats? I always thought that's what they were. The larvae is on the fruit? Holy cow!
Diann,
do you relly want to know about "Drosophila melanogaster"
fruit flies?
if ya do
i found an web site ya can go too!
Thanks, Jel, but I don't think so. I think I'll just bask in my ignorance. It's quite enough to know that their larvae is on my fruit. Give me too much information and I just might break out in more hives. :-)
Great explanation at:
http://www.wisegeek.com/what-are-fruit-flies-and-where-do-they-come-from.htm
And they also tell you how to get rid of them, too! :)
you are wise not to know , wish I didn't oh well !
I get rid of them the same way I do a fly that won't land. Spray it with hairspray then kill it when it falls.
:-)
I've always thought the same thing. They seem to come out of nowhere!
Ok, you guys are making me laugh.
Denise, I was telling my son your remedy as he walked through, and he said you should strike a match when you do that--flaming fly. (If he ever tries that, I will be mad.)
Anyway, Diann, fruit for thought.
You know, Diann, there are scientists who have gotten doctorates on this fruit fly thing.
And THIS is why I love Diann and this blog! :-) Hilarious!
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