The answer is simple: Fruit flies crave moisture, and your nostrils and tear ducts are the perfect sources of this. This moisture attracts them. Additionally, they may be attracted to sweet-smelling perfumes, lotions, and the like.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In this article we’ll discuss fruit fly infestation in more detail, and will explain how to get rid of your infestation before the little annoying buggers start swarming your face.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Why Do Fruit Flies Fly Close To Your Face?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/pestqueen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/34519944_fruit-fly-close-up-e1662571808681-1024x683.jpg\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nFruit flies are after two things: moisture and something sweet!<\/a> Often found hovering around the fruit in your fruit bowl<\/a> or your garbage can, these flying pests feed on the sugars that are usually found in and around ripe or rotting fruits.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\nThey will even lay their eggs on and in the rotting fruit<\/a> to ensure their young have plenty of food.<\/p>\n\n\n\nFruit flies are after two things: moisture and something sweet.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\nWhy, then, do they often hover around a person\u2019s face and try to go in their nose or eyes?\u00a0It’s such a weird phenomenon!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If you use sweet-scented lotions, perfumes, and other body products that have a sweet smell, chances are that the fruit flies are mistaking you <\/em>for sweet fruit. This is the same phenomenon that leads fruit flies to swarm bathroom mirrors<\/a>: residue from sweet-smelling hairspray, makeup, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\nA lesser-known fact is that all fruit flies have receptors that attract them to the carbon dioxide that humans exhale, as well as the moisture in our nostrils and tear ducts.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Eradicating fruit flies is half the battle, and preventing them from infesting your home<\/a> is the best way to go! <\/p>\n\n\n\nThankfully, the tips in this article are great for preventing any infestations, so read on for more.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\nHow to Identify the Flying Pests in Your Home<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Not all tiny flying insects are fruit flies! And depending on where your bugs are found, the little critters could be fungus gnats, mayflies, etc. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Gnats are a catch-all term, and fruit flies are gnats<\/a>. Fruit flies are commonly confused with fungus gnats<\/a>, which are also gnats, but these bugs go after plant soil as opposed to fruit. Drain flies, also confused with fruit flies, love to set up shop in drains<\/a>. Confusingly, fruit flies do as well!<\/p>\n\n\n\nNot all tiny flying insects are fruit flies!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\nKnowing the major differences between these bugs is important and can help you choose the best solution to not only treat the infestation problem but prevent any future infestations too. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
We have come up with a quick way to identify if your infestation is that of fruit flies or fungus gnats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Remember the following for quick, easy identification of flying bugs:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1. Fruit flies<\/h3>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/pestqueen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/34549052_fruit-fly-on-a-blade-of-grass-in-the-meadow-1-1024x680.jpg\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nFound around the fruit bowl and garbage can. Tan to black in color. They resemble a small house fly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
2. Fungus gnats <\/h3>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/pestqueen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/pexels-egor-kamelev-7975082-1-1024x683.jpg\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nFungus gnats are found on and around plants. They’re gray to black in color. Fungus Gnats resemble a small mosquito.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
3. Drain flies<\/h3>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/pestqueen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/35314336_drain-fly-in-a-macro-shot-scaled-e1663079633169-1024x768.jpg\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\n These tiny bugs look more like tiny moths than the other bugs. They live in drains, feeding on waste organic matter in the plumbing traps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\nPrevention Tips to Keep Your Home Fruit Fly-Free<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
There are a great many tips and tricks you can try to prevent any fruit flies from infesting your home, fruit bowl, garbage can, and most importantly, your nostrils. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Here are a few (okay, many) of our best tips that you should try out today:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nFruit flies are after two things: moisture and something sweet!<\/a> Often found hovering around the fruit in your fruit bowl<\/a> or your garbage can, these flying pests feed on the sugars that are usually found in and around ripe or rotting fruits.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n They will even lay their eggs on and in the rotting fruit<\/a> to ensure their young have plenty of food.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Fruit flies are after two things: moisture and something sweet.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Why, then, do they often hover around a person\u2019s face and try to go in their nose or eyes?\u00a0It’s such a weird phenomenon!<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you use sweet-scented lotions, perfumes, and other body products that have a sweet smell, chances are that the fruit flies are mistaking you <\/em>for sweet fruit. This is the same phenomenon that leads fruit flies to swarm bathroom mirrors<\/a>: residue from sweet-smelling hairspray, makeup, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A lesser-known fact is that all fruit flies have receptors that attract them to the carbon dioxide that humans exhale, as well as the moisture in our nostrils and tear ducts.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n Eradicating fruit flies is half the battle, and preventing them from infesting your home<\/a> is the best way to go! <\/p>\n\n\n\n Thankfully, the tips in this article are great for preventing any infestations, so read on for more.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n Not all tiny flying insects are fruit flies! And depending on where your bugs are found, the little critters could be fungus gnats, mayflies, etc. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Gnats are a catch-all term, and fruit flies are gnats<\/a>. Fruit flies are commonly confused with fungus gnats<\/a>, which are also gnats, but these bugs go after plant soil as opposed to fruit. Drain flies, also confused with fruit flies, love to set up shop in drains<\/a>. Confusingly, fruit flies do as well!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Not all tiny flying insects are fruit flies!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Knowing the major differences between these bugs is important and can help you choose the best solution to not only treat the infestation problem but prevent any future infestations too. <\/p>\n\n\n\n We have come up with a quick way to identify if your infestation is that of fruit flies or fungus gnats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Remember the following for quick, easy identification of flying bugs:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Found around the fruit bowl and garbage can. Tan to black in color. They resemble a small house fly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Fungus gnats are found on and around plants. They’re gray to black in color. Fungus Gnats resemble a small mosquito.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n These tiny bugs look more like tiny moths than the other bugs. They live in drains, feeding on waste organic matter in the plumbing traps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n There are a great many tips and tricks you can try to prevent any fruit flies from infesting your home, fruit bowl, garbage can, and most importantly, your nostrils. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Here are a few (okay, many) of our best tips that you should try out today:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\nHow to Identify the Flying Pests in Your Home<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
1. Fruit flies<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
<\/figure>\n\n\n\n2. Fungus gnats <\/h3>\n\n\n\n
<\/figure>\n\n\n\n3. Drain flies<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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\n\n\n\nPrevention Tips to Keep Your Home Fruit Fly-Free<\/h2>\n\n\n\n