What kind of bug is a cherry bug?

Cherry is people's favorite fruit, but there is a piece of news on the Internet that scares many people, that is, a netizen soaked the bought cherry in salt water. Half an hour later, many "maggots" appeared on the cherry surface, which made people look very uncomfortable. let's take a look at what the cherry bug is!

Is it true that cherries have worms?

It's true that cherries have worms. A reporter specially did a group of experiments for this purpose. After removing surface stains from cherries randomly purchased at fruit stalls, they were soaked in lukewarm water and salt water cups respectively. Half an hour later, no anomalies were found in cherries soaked in lukewarm water. On the other hand, three white worms were found in the cherries soaked in salt water, which were the size of thread, the length of the tip of the ballpoint pen and looked like maggots. Although it is true that there are bugs in cherries, it is not as mysterious as "9 out of 10" said on the Internet.

What kind of bug is a cherry bug?

Cherry worms are fruit fly larvae. According to Wang Jin, director of the cherry research group of the Fruit Research Institute of the Chongqing Academy of Agricultural Sciences, these white bugs in cherries are larvae hatched by Drosophila eggs laid in cherries, and fragrant fruits such as bayberry, strawberries, kiwi, grapes, pears and bananas are the favorite of fruit flies.

Can cherry bugs really eat?

Cherry bugs can eat. The larvae of fruit flies are different from the "maggots" as we usually think, and are relatively close to flies, but they are not flies, but flies that feed on ripe fruits, which may appear on all kinds of ripe fruits. Fruit flies parasitic in plant fruit, only in the fruit activity, larvae from birth to growth, are in a pollution-free environment, rarely carry germs. Therefore, it will not harm animals, let alone human beings. On the contrary, fruit flies are rich in protein, which is good for health. Moreover, the cherries that can soak out worms are precisely those that do not use pesticides and can be safely eaten. Of course, eating worms will make people feel "uncomfortable" after all. If you want to taste delicious "without worry", the best way is to soak cherries, bayberries and other fruits in salt water.

Extended Reading: fruit fly

Fruit flies are widely found in temperate and tropical climates around the world. because their staple food is yeast and rotten fruits are easy to breed yeast, they can be found in gardens, vegetable markets and other areas of human habitat. In addition to the north and south poles, at least 1000 species of fruit flies have been found, most of which feed on rotten fruits or plants, while a few feed only on fungi, sap or pollen. At the same time, Drosophila melanogaster, as an eukaryotic multicellular insect, has similar physiological function and metabolic system to mammals, is very sensitive to air quality, and can reflect indoor air pollution.