Submitted by Cautious_Guess_6026 t3_yhmbt5 in explainlikeimfive
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A_verylong_username t1_iuek4ty wrote
You missed the memo of elia5
Em_Adespoton t1_iuekrvn wrote
How so? That’s exactly how I explained it to my 5 YOs.
A_verylong_username t1_iuekzer wrote
Oh ok then your 5yo is smarter then me 😅
Obsolete-Prototype t1_iuel7xn wrote
No argument here
samuelgato t1_iuemqhi wrote
You missed rule 4
J_Zephyr t1_iuenlp9 wrote
Fruits have fly eggs on them.
seeegma t1_iueqzhu wrote
this subreddit hasn't been for that for many years. it's just for good explanations. there's no requirement that you use a slick metaphor that kids would understand. it's explained in Rule 4
LynxKuroneko t1_iuenxoh wrote
Fruit fly like banana. Born from banana. When no banana, no fruit fly.
NightMite t1_iueigos wrote
Most times the eggs of the fruit flys are on / in the fruit. Leave it too long and the eggs will hatch and you will get flys. These are harmless and fine to eat, infact you have probably eaten hundreds of fruit fly eggs in your life.
-HyperSquirrel- t1_iuej0y6 wrote
I didn't need to know this..
A_verylong_username t1_iuejzfz wrote
Oh great I will no longer be eating fruit
sonofabutch t1_iuen9oa wrote
Luckily most people don’t eat banana peels. Other fruit… wash it!
frivus t1_iuens3w wrote
*hundreds of thousands (ftfy)
Cautious_Guess_6026 OP t1_iuel380 wrote
Thank you did not realize this. Does washing your fruit not rinse them off?
thegeneraldisarray t1_iuesa5a wrote
I was curious too so here is an answer (yes!): https://www.leaf.tv/7616359/how-to-wash-banana-melon-skins-to-get-rid-of-fruit-fly-eggs/
Cautious-Bee4499 t1_iuenqup wrote
Nothing wrong with the both of us being too cautious.
West-Road-30 t1_iueqnic wrote
So should i wash my banannas and other left out fruits and no more fruit flys?
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ksiyoto t1_iuezf02 wrote
Fruit fly trap - mix a little vinegar, water, and dish detergent together. Leave it out in the open. Worked for me.
blue_bird_peaceforce t1_iuesn24 wrote
when fruit ripens this creates vinegar, fruit flies are attracted to vinegar because this usually means ripe fruits are near, when the fruit flies disappear I just assume they've left to search for another source of vinegar
Em_Adespoton t1_iueisef wrote
Fruit flies lay eggs in the skins of fruit, including bananas. When the bananas are ripe, that’s the signal for the larvae to eat their fill and molt into flies. Bananas release ethylene gas when they’re ripe, which signals the flies to hatch and eat, as well as signaling other fruit within range to complete the ripening process.
Fruit flies have a very short life cycle, so if you don’t provide anything else for them to lay eggs in, they die off when the original fruit is gone.