How to Use fruit fly in a Sentence

fruit fly

noun
  • Here is how to get rid of fruit flies.
    — Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 21 Feb. 2026
  • The fruit flies will be drawn in, but won't be able to get out.
    — Lauren Piro, Good Housekeeping, 30 June 2023
  • Types of traps There are a few types of fruit fly traps.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 9 June 2026
  • Here's how to make a gnat trap that will have fruit flies gone in no time.
    — Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 16 June 2026
  • Rinse your bananas from now on, and say farewell to fruit flies!
    — Christine Fiorentino, Southern Living, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Rinse your bananas from now on, and say farewell to fruit flies!
    — Christine Fiorentino, Southern Living, 12 Apr. 2026
  • The fruit flies will enter but not be able to make their way out.
    — Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping, 12 Mar. 2023
  • The stainless steel lid keeps out fruit flies and ants and blocks odors.
    — Renee Freemon Mulvihill, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Aug. 2023
  • There were 10 to 15 fruit flies in the bar.
    — Sacbee.com, 31 Oct. 2025
  • The plug-in device traps fruit flies, gnats, house flies and more.
    — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2025
  • Want to get rid of fruit flies — or prevent them in the first place?
    — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026
  • But one fruit fly paper was not enough to sway skeptics.
    — Ingrid Wickelgren, Quanta Magazine, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Big league pitching coaches have the shelf life of fruit flies.
    — Alex Speier, BostonGlobe.com, 26 Feb. 2020
  • Adult fruit flies also like to eat rotting plants.
    — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2025
  • Set fruit fly traps or build your own DIY trap.
    — Kate Van Pelt, The Spruce, 13 May 2026
  • But the olive fruit fly came in and there was no effective trap for it.
    — John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Researchers fed it crickets and fruit flies.
    — Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2025
  • The fruit flies are attracted to them and get stuck on the sticky glue.
    — Emma Ashe, Southern Living, 30 Jan. 2026
  • The fruit flies are attracted to them and get stuck on the sticky glue.
    — Emma Ashe, Southern Living, 24 Oct. 2025
  • The eatery was also cited for fruit flies, house flies, and a roach.
    — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Aug. 2025
  • Watch this video for an easy way to get rid of annoying gnats and fruit flies.
    — Cody Godwin, USA Today, 7 May 2025
  • This plug-in fruit fly trap covers up to 400 square feet.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 9 June 2026
  • It's been used on insects such as fruit flies, screwworms and codling moths.
    — Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 4 June 2026
  • Place the jar near where the fruit flies are hanging out, and they will soon be drawn to the jar.
    — Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 16 June 2026
  • Along with fruit flies, gnats, and fleas, these tiny bugs can be very annoying.
    — Country Living Staff, Country Living, 14 Oct. 2019
  • Of all the household pests that might invade your home, fruit flies aren’t the worst.
    — Kaitlin Menza, House Beautiful, 20 Mar. 2020
  • One of the most common solutions is a fruit fly trap.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 9 June 2026
  • Change the apple cider vinegar in the fruit fly trap every few days.
    — Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 16 June 2026
  • The restaurant has been dealing with a fruit fly outbreak around the bar.
    — Michael Mayo, sun-sentinel.com, 29 Aug. 2019
  • Traps designed for fruit flies may not be effective against drain flies.
    — Rachel Ahrnsen, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Oct. 2023

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