Dear Heloise: My mother always complained that her first daughter-in-law, Sally, did not know how to do laundry. Her dish towels were always dingy. Ma called them “battleship grey.” This was 50 years ...

If you’ve ever walked into your home to find tiny flies lazing around your fruit bowl or houseplants, you’re not alone. Gnats and fruit flies are two of the most common household pests, and they show ...

This week’s selection is the Fruit Fly Trap by Printables contributor klworx. If you have fruit at home, you will have fruit flies. Those almost invisible critters love the sweet, sweet taste of ...

Struggling with pesky fruit flies in your home? Watch our informative guide on creating an easy and cheap DIY fruit fly trap. This video offers a simple solution using common household items to ...

I hate bugs inside my home. And while fruit flies are the least serious offender in my mind (bed bugs and roaches are much worse), some people can’t stand them. Instead of swatting at the air in a ...

Fruit flies are swarming Seattle right now, drawn to ripe fruits and moist environments like drains and garbage disposals. These pests live for 40 to 50 days, thriving in warm temperatures and ...

Over the past few years, I’ve learned to always keep indoor fly traps on hand. The seasonal infestation is inevitable. It always starts out slow: One day, I notice a couple of fruit flies buzzing ...

Have you ever unpeeled a banana and found tiny flies crawling around it, or had other produce swarmed by insects? You might be experiencing an influx of fruit flies (Drosophila melanogaster), which ...

Fruit flies are super tiny, but that doesn’t mean they’re not incredibly annoying. Coming in at just 0.12 inches long and 0.08 inches wide according to WebMD, they can still manage to cause a big ...