05-17-2013, 09:10 AM
We usually refrigerate ripened fruit, which usually seems to reduce/eliminate the chance of flies stinging the fruit, & at least really slow down the buggers development...many recommend soaking potentially stung fruit in salt water to draw the larvae out of the fruit...(we try to pick our papayas when they are just blushing yellow/orange, set them on the counter for a day or two in a flyproof mesh bowl, then pop them into the frig overnight when ripe) Tangerines are another thing that can get stung & buggy....
Not really sure that the larvae are harmful to eat (USDA does have a limit of acceptable Fruit fly eggs & parts in food...but that is something I usually like to NOT think about!), and the larvae do really speed up the fruit spoilage & the stung area is a site for other things to get in...
Not really sure that the larvae are harmful to eat (USDA does have a limit of acceptable Fruit fly eggs & parts in food...but that is something I usually like to NOT think about!), and the larvae do really speed up the fruit spoilage & the stung area is a site for other things to get in...