Risks
for Fruit Fly
Fruit flies are mainly a nuisance, not a danger. UGA Extension states they are not a health risk and only annoying, and UMN Extension agrees they are generally not a health problem. Source: https://site.extension.uga.edu/madison/2021/08/shoo-fruit-flies-dont-bother-me/ Source: https://apps.extension.umn.edu/garden/diagnose/insect/indoor/flies/small/fruit-flies.html Their real food-safety value is as a signal: because the larvae feed in damaged or fermenting fruit of all kinds, a kitchen outbreak flags spoiling produce or residue that needs removing — which is why UC IPM frames control around sanitation. Source: https://ipm.ucanr.edu/PMG/GARDEN/FRUIT/PESTS/fruitflies.html