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Article: Fruit flies, don't bother me
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- Buffalo Grove Countryside (IL)
- Article date:
- October 4, 2007
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My neighbors for sure think that I have taken up Flamenco dancing. In fact, if any of them happen to glance in the direction of my kitchen window, they can often see me clapping away. So, have I really taken up this form of dance?
Not at all. It's just that my house has been invaded by fruit flies, and I am constantly clapping my hands together trying to destroy those pesky little beings.
It's always at this time of year, too. If we go outside, we are running from irate wasps or swatting potential West Nile virus mosquitoes. Then we run for cover inside our homes, and we encounter the dreaded fruit flies. Yuck! They're everywhere! Last week I had a gathering at my house, and by the end of the ...