means sometimes you don’t see them at all until something—like salt water—forces them out.
Meet the Real Culprit (It’s Smaller Than You Think)
The adult fly itself is tiny. You’d barely notice it if it landed near your fruit bowl.
But what makes it different from regular fruit flies is this:
It doesn’t wait for fruit to rot.
It goes straight for fresh, ripening fruit—perfect strawberries included.
Kind of bold, honestly.
The female fly has a special tool (basically a sharp egg-laying organ) that lets her pierce the skin of