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Fruit Fly Eggs

Thousands of species of fruit flies exist throughout the world. They vary in size, color and shape.. All fruit flies breed rapidly, although mating rituals range from intricate dances to territorial control or traditional breeding, wherein the male simply impregnates the female.

Once impregnated, female fruit flies are capable of laying more than 400 eggs. Eggs are usually laid in one piece of fruit or other sugary, decaying organic material. Fruit flies choose such breeding sites in order to ensure a food source for their larvae after they have hatched, as well as protection from certain predatory species. Optimal temperatures for fly eggs range from 75 to 80 degrees Fahrenheit, which is also the average temperature of a home's interior.

Fruit fly eggs measure only 1/2-millimeter in length. Under a microscope, they are yellow in color and appear to be the shape of a grain of rice. In optimal temperatures, fruit fly eggs hatch into larvae within 12 to 24 hours. These larvae ultimately mature into adults that feed, breed and lay their own generation of eggs. The lifespan of some fruit fly species is less than one week.

Fruit Fly Larvae

Life Span of Fruit Fly

Fruit Fly Metamorphosis

Fruit Fly Reproduction Rates Data

Fruit Fly Pupae