mulberries

[cinnamonbear]

It's mulberry season and I just picked a quart. There are these teeny tiny (I mean *really* teeny tiny) little bugs, some sort of fly, I think, crawling out of them onto the container. Does anyone know what these are? I've noticed them the last two times I gone berry picking.

I've rinsed the mulberries and have layed them out on a paper towel to dry before I put them in the refrigerator. So far, no more bugs. Is there anything else I should to to make them keep?

Thanks!

[shelley]

probably fruit flies?

Just make sure they are dry before you refrigerate so molds don't grow. There are food soaps you can buy but they kill the friendlies too so I don't use them.