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No, fruit flies don't carry any pathogens harmful to humans. When I was younger we used to make our own vinegar with the help of fruit flies. When we were making wine we'd set some open bottles off to the side. The fruit fly would enter and lay her eggs. While she was doing that, she'd inadvertently inoculate the wine with the acetic acid producing bacteria. They have a symbiotic relationship. The acidification would be repugnant to fruit fly predators. Soon, you'd see the little "Vinegar eels" swimming in the wine. It wasn't long after that and you had Vinegar. Leave out a bottle of finished wine and they'll turn it to vinegar the first chance they get. Now you can buy, "Mother of Vinegar" to pour into the wine or fruit juice to make vinegar. More than the air born pollutant, the vintner puts air traps or "bubblers" over his wine fermenting finishing bottles to keep out fruit flies. Fruit flies aren't dangerous to humans but, they can sure ruin a good bottle of wine. The maggots don't present any danger to humans. Source(s): I make a bottle or two of wine every year. They sell Camden tablets to kill the bacteria and halt the growth of the acetic acid transformation. However, it doesn't eliminate the acid already formed.in the finished wine.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 13y agoThis is because they suck out the juices then eat the fruit, therefore killing the fruit. They also have lots of germs.
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∙ 14y agoNo. They are fruit flies. They eat fruit. Not harmful.
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∙ 10y agoNo, fruitflies are just trying to grab a snack, or drink.
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What does the fruit fly do and why is it dangerous?
Fruit flies consume and lay their eggs inside ripe fruits. They can be very dangerous to crops and cause severe economic damage.
How do fruit flies get on fruit?
Fruit flies are attracted to the smell of the fruit, they fly to the fruit to get to it. There they breed and lay their eggs so some fruit flies are born on the fruit.
Do fruit flies become big flies?
No, they stay fruit flies.
How do fruit flies infest fruit?
Fruit flies infest fruit by actually burrowing into the fruit, and laying their eggs inside of it. So when they hatch, the fruit flies then devour their environment
Are fruit flies dangerous to ingest?
most likely what your are seeing is fleas. fruit flies like fruit, not hamsters.
Are you eating fruit fly larva when you eat fruit with fruit flies on it?
You probably are if female fruit flies were on it.
Are fruit flies decomposers?
Fruit flies are in fact decomposers. Ripe or rotting fruit is a mainstay in the diet of a fruit fly. Fruit flies also breed and lay larva in these environment.
When are fruit flies decomposers?
Fruit flies are in fact decomposers. Ripe or rotting fruit is a mainstay in the diet of a fruit fly. Fruit flies also breed and lay larva in these environment.
What were first fruit flies born?
fruit flies come from outside they do not generate from rotten fruit.
Why do fruit flies appear where there is no fruit?
Fruit Flies can sense other types of food too, like grains or vegetables. Also its very important to note that fruit flies do not only breed on fruit. Any sugary substance or even your rubbish bins can be perfect places for fruit flies. More information can be found here: http://www.thebugsquad.com/fruit-flies/how-to-get-rid-of-fruit-flies
Are there still fruit flies in space?
There were never fruit flies in space.....
What Is The Habitat Of Fruit Flies?
Fruit flies live in tropical climates.
