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do pumpkins attract fruit flies?

20 years ago

a friend of mine bought a pumpkin for her daughter and it just so happens my holding it..i dont know if its just coincidence or not but fruit flies have invaded my house but their not hanging around the pumpkin which is in my living room their hanging around my upstairs bathroom and around the trash can (when i have a piece of fruit or something i ate) but their not hanging around the foot of the fridge where the apples are..i dont get it..do pumpkins attract fruit flies?

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Day_By_Day
20 years ago
Fruit flies + trash can = Wash out trash can?
rhizo_1 (North AL) zone 7
20 years ago
Are you SURE that the flies in the bathroom are fruitflies? Or that any of them are fruitflies.
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mazer415
20 years ago
Arent they technically vingear flies, and yes, they will be attracted to any fruit or veggie.

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