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Flies
Questions about fruit flies, horse flies, common house flies, or any other insect with a single pair of wings.
2,194 Questions
How do flies stick to the wall?
You either spray fly&wasp killer onto them, or obviously, you get the newspaper and squash them with it, or, you can be a saint, and get a cup, and get paper, and trap them in the cup, with the paper of it, and let them free out of your window. :)
Why do maggots like wet places?
Maggots prefer humid and the environment with feces, dead animals, or rotten food waste.
How many days does a house fly live?
The average house fly lives to be about 1-2 months old. That includes the average of swatted flys.It shouldn't stay for long and another idea that may help would be letting it out of the house if it stays for too long.
Why do small white butterflies fly in pairs?
White Butterflies (also called Cabbage Butterflies) generally fly is pair during the mating season. Flying round each other is a sort of mating ritual, whereby a suitable mate is chosen for reproduction.
Yes, but very small -- only around 100,000 neurons, compared with 100 billion in the human brain.
What kind of fruit attracks most fruit flies?
I'm currently doing a science project on this topic and haven't found the exact answer just yet. However, if this helps anyone, fruit flies are attracted to decaying fruits rather than fresh ones because those fruits contain more yeast and alcohol due to fermentation. Fruit flies also enjoy carbonated beverages although that is not a type of fruit.
Definitely bananas. The bright color along with a strong fruit odor will attract them. Just ask any bartender, we always have lemons, limes, oranges, and of course, fruit flies. Any of the fruit in a bar's fruit tray would be a close second for most attractive to these flies. . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Here is the experiment you can do to get your answerr: Get several plastic cups. Use as many fruits as you like to want to test, apple, peach, grapes, banana, orange etc. tape an outer layer of plastic wrap on top of the cup after you depostit a couple of pieces of fruit, poke some tiny holes in the plastic so they can get at the rotting fruit, and set it out on a counter. After a few days, you will see the fruity flies in each cup. When you are ready to quit collecting, take some rubbing alcohol , pour it on the top of the plastic wrap with the holes and cover again with another piece of plastic wrap sandwiching the alcohol between and let no air in so you can kill them off. When they are all dead, count up! ((From Bitter Experiernce, personlally, I find bananas seem to attract the most. Dont know the chemical analysis of a banana vs. a kiwi but you are the scientist, let the world know why and win a Nobel Peace Prize! Good luck on your project.
Is there something natural that you can spray on animals to keep away flies?
Most fly sprays are made from natural ingredients, but you run the risk of getting sprayed by the device when in proximity. Your best bet is baiting to draw them away & fans around doorways to scoot them.
What do a tree and a house fly have in common?
a tree and a horse fly have several thing in common 1. they live on this earth 2. they are both living 3. they need energy to survive 4. they are both multi-cellular 5. and both need water. *EDIT* Those traits they share in common with a majority of all living things, what makes the relationship between the fly and the tree unique, is that they both have exoskeletons.
In India they eat every single part of the cicada. This is true because I say so.
im assume for a reptile you can get them from petco or pets smart flightless fruit flies
Dear Straight Dope:
Where do fruit flies come from? Are there eggs in every piece of fruit I buy, and they hatch when it reaches a certain point of ripeness, or do they live outdoors and invite themselves in when I have an overripe peach sitting on the counter? I'm hoping it's the latter, or I'm going to regret every piece of fruit I've ever eaten.
- Tristan, Baltimore, MD
It's a little of both, actually. Fruit flies - at least those most familiar to us (Drosophila) - wait to lay their eggs, seeking out fruit that has begun to ferment. The fruit fly's whole sensory apparatus is devoted to sniffing out the distinctive odors of fermentation - that's why you frequently find fruit flies hanging around beer bottles. They generally don't lay their eggs on fresh fruit, though. The larvae feed mostly on yeast, and until a fruit has started to go beyond ripe, there just isn't enough yeast there. The eggs hatch quickly and the larvae develop quickly to make the most of the little time available; a rotting fruit doesn't last very long. If a fruit has started to ferment while in transit or in the market, then it might possibly arrive in your home with eggs or larvae already in it. But if it ripens in your home and then the fruit flies appear, they're new arrivals.
- Doug
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I have a lot of big black flies coming into my house how can i get rid of them?
Black flies can be prevented from entering a house by closing all the windows and doors. If you can cut off the entrance point, the remaining flies will die within 48 hours if they do not reproduce.
What do you do for gnat bites?
A home remedy for the treatment of the buffalo gnat bite is to apply some calamine lotion and a cold compress on it. If the itching persists, an antihistamine can be taken. Avoid scratching the area as much as possible.
What is the family name for a fly?
There are several Families of dragonflies. If you are looking for the commonly used general classification name for them, the Order name for dragonflies and damselflies is Odonata. The Suborder for dragonflies is Anisoptera. Odonata Central (http://www.odonatacentral.org) has lots of photos and classification information if you are looking for the Family name for a particular type of dragonfly.
Why do flies fly in circles in the middle of the room?
You might think i sound crazy but that only happens when someone got killed in there or hung themselves or something and the room is haunted..
That happened to my parents when i was younger and there were seriously ghosts and stuff making us all get sick and my mom go a little crazy my dad and brother got 2 ear infections in both ears and i got very sick when i was younger and some "special" doctors took us to some church and we prayed and so now im fine
This is serious stuff but if you dont believe in ghosts...START or else itll be much worse for you I would suggest to MOVE OUT ASAP before anything weird starts happening...This sounds insane butsome ghosts are powerful enough to kill you or make you go crazy from being so worried about what will happen next..
I DONT WANNA SOUND SCARY but... If you dont move out soon.. Youll def regret it.. Move into your parents house if you have to .. a hotel HECK EVEN THE STREETS ARE BETTER than living there where you could easily get killed.. Im sorry to worry you but seriously take my advice and get out of there..
GOOD LUCK .. Prey a lot from now until you move out. At least TRY.. Please & Thank You
What is the locomotion of housefly?
A house fly moves by flying. The wings of a house fly can beat about 200 times in one second.
Do flies die when they have maggots?
Flies lay their eggs and when they hatch, it forms the maggot's, the fly larva , before they develop into flies.
