Fruit Flies In Refrigerator And Freezer

Just like normal flies fruit flies can cross contaminate your food.

Fruit flies in refrigerator and freezer. Fruit flies have no problem surviving in a fridge. I was really upset after having a fruit flies in my refrigerator after fruit and vegetable purchase from walmart. The fruit flies have laid eggs somewhere in your fridge.

If there are any drain traps or any extra covers for electric whatever take them off. Infestation can appear in other parts of the house like the bathroom as well. Then unplug fridge and let it dry out.

Fruit flies seek out over ripe sweet smelling food items. Please excuse the language. Sometimes the food can get behind the rear panel in the freezer and rot to cause this.

There is a tube that runs to a pan underneath the refrigerator that may have a piece of fruit or food stuck in it. This may be where the flies are coming from and getting into the refrigerator. This is a strange problem.

Fruit flies and gnats are small fly species with many similarities as well as unique traits. If you store your fresh fruits inside your fridge then there s a big chance of a fruit fly invasion. Though not quite as bothersome as large horseflies or even the common household fly fruit flies are still an annoyance especially when they become trapped in your refrigerator with fresh food.