Pest: Fruit fly (Drosophila spp.)
Pest Type: Insect Pest
Major Identifying Features: Adults are small, yellow to brown flies with red eyes, 0.12 inch long, larvae are small, white, legless maggots, 0.2 inch long
Life Cycle: Fruit fly adults are attracted to overripe fruit, they lay their eggs in large number (26 per day) on fruits, larvae feed on fruit, a cycle may take up to 70 days during winter, and a week in summer, temperatures above 105°F kill adults immediately
Pest Rating: Minor
Management Rating: Easy
Host/Season/Outbreak Information: Fruit flies are active during periods of warm weather, single generations may develop in less than a week when temperatures are between 80° and 90°F
Damage Information: Feeding larvae may spread yeasts that cause souring on overripe fruit
Management Options: Prevention by removing overripe fruit (from the ground and plants)
Sources:
Integrated pest management 