Super tiny bugs in store bought raspberries
For a while now, I've been seeing incredibly tiny bugs in store bought raspberries. They survive refrigeration and I can rinse them off (I think, can't be sure due to their size). They are really really small so I can't take a picture. They look like a little dot and do not fly.
I'm a bit concerned if they may be damaging to health. Does anyone know what they are and is rinsing the raspberries enough?
Best Answer
Its probably pretty natural for there to be tiny little bugs in the fruit. One thing you can do is soak them in a bath of cold water, lemon juice and maybe a splash of white vinegar, but not too much as you don't want them to take on that vinegar taste. You can spray them down with baking soda and lemon mixed with water as well. This will help draw the bugs out.
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Those bugs you see occur in berries of all sorts. They're the larvae of fruit flies. Although they are not harmful, you can soak them in salt water if you want to rid of them.How do you get bugs out of raspberries?
The small, white worms are likely the larvae of the spotted wing drosophila. Spotted wing drosophila adults are small, yellowish brown flies. Males have distinctive dark spots on their wings, hence the name spotted wing drosophila. Female adults have serrated, saw-like ovipositors and lay eggs in soft, ripening fruit.What do worms look like in raspberries?
For blackberries, raspberries, boysenberries, and blueberries, do not rinse under running water because the pressure can crush them. Instead, place the berries in a colander ($10, Target) and dip them in a bowl of cold water. Gently swish the colander in the water, then allow the berries to drain.How do I clean raspberries?
The two most commonly found in home gardens are apple maggots and cherry fruit fly maggots.LARVAE IN MY RASPBERRIES?!
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Answer 2
Probably harmless.
I'd go back to the store and tell them about it.
If unsure, do not eat them and find another store.
Answer 3
Those bugs you see occur in berries of all sorts. They're the larvae of fruit flies. Although they are not harmful, you can soak them in salt water if you want to rid of them.
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