fruit fly

Example Sentences

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In the field, those 20-inch black-painted aluminum wheels wouldn’t stay pretty for long; those running boards would have the life expectancy of a fruit fly.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

Finally, a worm needed the encouragement of a gentle puff of air or a slight mechanical disturbance before making the leap toward a suspended fruit fly.

From Science Daily • Oct. 15, 2025

All that precipitation also spurs the spread of pests like the fruit fly and the growth of fungal diseases, all of which are becoming a growing problem as the planet warms.

From Salon • Jan. 30, 2025

The goal is to keep the oriental fruit fly from spreading to more crops while working to eliminate the pest.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 6, 2024

It was nothing like a fruit fly and wanted nothing to do with fruit flies.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan