In article >,
sf > wrote:

> On Mon, 29 Dec 2008 11:12:30 -0600, Omelet >
> wrote:
>
> >Washing fruits in hot soapy water kills fruit fly eggs. Dad is a banana
> >freak. Loves the things. We had a constant fruit fly problem until I
> >read HERE on this list about simply washing the fruits well as soon as
> >they came into the house since the eggs were usually ON the bananas.
> >
> >I've had very few fruit flies in the house ever since. ;-) I'm pleased.
> >
> >Changing the fruit processing procedures to include hot soapy water
> >would probably solve everybody's fruit fly problem.
>
> The Mediterranean fruit fly is a field problem, not a house problem.
> You don't have them in Texas.

Ok, but regular fruit flies are a pain in the ass if they are in the
house.
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