Vinegar Fly

Vinegar Fly

Appearance

• 1/8" in length. Yellow–brown or mottled in colour with bright red eyes.
• Abdomen hangs down in flight, which is slow.
• Tend to hover.

Lifecycle

• Female can lay up to 500 eggs
• Develops to adult in about 7 days.
• Adult only lives for about 2 weeks

Habits

• Breeds in fermenting residues found in pubs, fruit & vegetables, breweries, etc.
• Larvae feeds on bacteria and yeast in rotting fruit and veg
• May also breed in unclean drains and cleaning utensils