So, how does an overripe banana tie into this? The aroma of decomposing bananas can attract fruit flies, an essential staple in the hummingbird diet. Despite their size, hummingbirds consume a wide ...

Warmer weather means fruit flies will be at their worst. Here's how to keep them out of your home before the summer begins.

Yes, you should wash bananas ASAP after they enter your home. Here are two reasons why: Fruit flies are especially active in ...

Some people are amazingly focused, energized, and attentive. Others always seem to have their heads in the clouds, dreaming the day away. One might think that our brains doze off and switch to a ...

Alcohol enhances the production of sex pheromones, which are chemical signals used by fruit flies to attract mates.

Anyone who has fresh fruit in their kitchen is familiar with the little flies. Magically attracted by tiny traces of scent, they appear within the shortest space of time wherever grapes, bananas and ...

Getting rid of fruit flies in your home during the summer can be a real struggle - but many are not aware of the one thing they are not doing that is attracting the presence of these pests even more.