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Post by Andyberg on Jul 17, 2018 18:44:03 GMT
Bought some plums last week, and rather tasty they were too, altho I didnt get round to eating them all.
Unfortunately, I had one left which was a bit soggy and a bit past its best so chucked it in my bin on Sunday and thought nothing else about it.
Today, after opening my bin to put in last nights rubbish, I was greeted by a small swarm of little flies! 😷
I promptly shut the bin and emptied it in our disposal place but it got me wondering just where do these little feckers come from?
Thankfully, they weren't those horrible, puss filled bluebottles and any remaining flies left on the boat after disposing of the rotting plum were swiftly dispatched with a rolled up copy of Readers Wives The Times!
Surely their sense of smell cant be so acute as to be able to sniff out a rotting plum from miles away, They cant be waiting patiently in the bin for soggy fruit so how do they all appear so quickly?
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Post by Deleted on Jul 17, 2018 18:48:10 GMT
I think, like electrickery, they're just magic.
We have fly nets at the front doors, side hatch and rear doors.
Yet the little blighters just appear within the boat.
I just hope the spiders will sort them out.
Rog
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Post by Stumpy on Jul 17, 2018 18:58:27 GMT
I just hope the spiders will sort them out. Rog Hide your bog brushes and toilet roll's if Foxy & Pirrko are around. Just sayin'  |
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Post by Telemachus on Jul 17, 2018 19:03:41 GMT
Bought some plums last week, and rather tasty they were too, altho I didnt get round to eating them all. Unfortunately, I had one left which was a bit soggy and a bit past its best so chucked it in my bin on Sunday and thought nothing else about it. Today, after opening my bin to put in last nights rubbish, I was greeted by a small swarm of little flies! 😷 I promptly shut the bin and emptied it in our disposal place but it got me wondering just where do these little feckers come from? Thankfully, they weren't those horrible, puss filled bluebottles and any remaining flies left on the boat after disposing of the rotting plum were swiftly dispatched with a rolled up copy of Readers Wives The Times! Surely their sense of smell cant be so acute as to be able to sniff out a rotting plum from miles away, They cant be waiting patiently in the bin for soggy fruit so how do they all appear so quickly? They probably hatched in the bin, having been layed in the plum by their mum. And probably in the other plums too, though by eating them you killed the poor little babies. Cruel Bastard! |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 17, 2018 19:05:13 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jul 17, 2018 19:07:40 GMT
They will have been aware of the fact the plum was rotting before anyone else was |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 17, 2018 19:15:22 GMT
Quite partial to over ripe bananas as well |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 17, 2018 19:20:25 GMT
Quote from Wikipedia article. Call me a hippy but I think this is a beautiful example of survival.
Good luck to them I say ! !
"Females lay some 400 eggs (embryos), about five at a time, into rotting fruit or other suitable material such as decaying mushrooms and sap fluxes. The eggs, which are about 0.5 mm long, hatch after 12–15 hours (at 25 °C or 77 °F).[7][8] The resulting larvae grow for about 4 days (at 25 °C) while molting twice (into second- and third-instar larvae), at about 24 and 48 h after hatching.[7][8] During this time, they feed on the microorganisms that decompose the fruit, as well as on the sugar of the fruit itself. The mother puts feces on the egg sacs to establish the same microbial composition in the larvae's guts which has worked positively for herself.[12] Then the larvae encapsulate in the puparium and undergo a four-day-long metamorphosis (at 25 °C), after which the adults eclose (emerge)"
And all that just to live for a few days then die !
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Post by lollygagger on Jul 17, 2018 19:21:40 GMT
And they turn your wine sour. Little barstewards.
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Post by patty on Jul 17, 2018 20:57:20 GMT
The elderly gent who i sometimes visit had an infestation of the little blighters...thousands..so I set up a series of 'fruit fly traps'..clingfilm over yoghourt pots or wine bottles or jam jars..each container had a different mix in ..bit of wine/sherry/sweet vinegar with fruit. I made holes in the cling film and the flies could get in but not out...Slowly slowly I cleared his house of them... The best trap contained sweet sherry..they r partial to a drop of sherry though apples crushed in sweet vinegar worked well too....guess I need to get a life  |
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Post by thebfg on Jul 17, 2018 21:47:27 GMT
in our old house the bathroom was at the end of the kitchen.
in the bathroom was George, a rather large spider. we left him to his own devices as he always caught the flies and we had no issues.
was nice chatting to George whilst on the toilet.
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Post by Mr Stabby on Jul 17, 2018 22:15:57 GMT
I imagine that most boaters I encounter have at least two smelly plums on their boat. Not the ladies, obviously.
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Post by naughtyfox on Jul 17, 2018 23:04:45 GMT
I hate files.
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Post by patty on Jul 18, 2018 5:55:03 GMT
in our old house the bathroom was at the end of the kitchen. in the bathroom was George, a rather large spider. we left him to his own devices as he always caught the flies and we had no issues. was nice chatting to George whilst on the toilet. When I lived in Caldecott, 'Glasgow' resided in the bathroom..one night youngest son informed that 'Edinburgh,' Glasgow's sister had come to live in his room Both large spiders left to live out their lifespan in their chosen domains.. But a previous houses 8 legged monster I lobbed over neighbours fence in pink plastic tea pot as the man of the house left for work.... |
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