How Do You Catch Fruit Flies?

You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar--or do you? This week on Reactions, we explain the chemistry behind why fruit flies love vinegar so much, some entomologists call them “vinegar flies.”

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Credits:
Producer: Elaine Seward
Writer: Alexa Billow
Scientific Consultants: Thomas Merritt, PhD Michelle Boucher, PhD Brianne Raccor, PhD
Executive Producer: Hilary Hudson
Fact Checker: Alison Le


Music:
Roberto_Daglio- Com Todo Me Amor
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