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Fruit flies, also known as vinegar flies, are tiny insects that buzz around in search of rotting fruit.—Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 8 Sep. 2024 Unlike other fruit and vinegar flies, which lay eggs on overripe or rotting fruit, the SWD does its thing inside the fresh stuff, compromising what would otherwise be a marketable product, according to Cornell.—Caroline Tien, SELF, 5 Sep. 2024 The small holes allow access to vinegar flies but keep out larger insects.—Nour Rahal, Detroit Free Press, 25 Apr. 2023
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