Why does nobody talk about the fruit fly invasion from a forgotten banana peel?

I was in my kitchen in Portland last month, and my small countertop bin with the charcoal filter was fine until I forgot a single banana peel for two days. I opened the lid and a cloud of maybe 50 fruit flies came out. I had to move the whole bin onto my tiny balcony, freeze the contents for a full day, and scrub it with vinegar. Has anyone else had a filter fail them this badly with just one mistake?

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jesse_craig261mo ago

What's the point of a fancy filter if it can't handle one banana peel? Mine seems to work great until I make the smallest mistake, then it's like a tiny fruit fly hotel. I guess no bin is truly foolproof.

adam_nguyen723d ago

Actually a banana peel's moisture is what attracts fruit flies, not the filter itself being the problem.

adam6751mo ago

Witness the same tiny apocalypse every time my compost bin lid doesn't seal perfectly.