Introduction
Fruit flies have bright red eyes and are yellow-brown in colour. They are up to 3 mm in size.
Biology
The fruit fly egg is about half a millimeter long. It takes about one day after fertilisation for the embryo to develop and hatch into a worm-like larva. The larva eats and grows continuously. Development time can be as little as one week.
Habits
Fruit flies are especially attracted to ripened fruits and vegetables in the kitchen. But they also will breed in drains, garbage disposals, empty bottles and cans, rubbish containers, mops and cleaning rags. All that is needed for development is a moist film of fermenting material.