Fruits look tempting in fruit basket,but the aroma brings in insects

Most of the fruits I buy (apples, oranges, strawberries, grapes) go into the fridge. Bananas however, I don't put in the fridge because they'll brown faster. Since our house seems to spawn fruit flies around old bananas very quickly, I keep them in an old cake container. It was the plastic tray and cover that came with a cake from the grocery store. For you, since you like the aroma, I would try to studding an apple or orange with whole cloves. It still smells good and from what I understand cloves repel bugs. You can also try using some sort of screen, but it would have to be a very fine mesh to keep out teeny little fruit flies.

depends on the season for us, and the type of fruit. bananas never get stored in the fridge unless I want to make a banana bread with them, then the discoloration does not matter much. apples I generally keep outside the fridge. during the cold months I keep it all stored on the table or countertop. during the warm months I sometimes get carried away with buying fruits in season - but fridge space is limited, so I utilize the cooler to keep them fresh - and keep bugs at bay. fruit flies like our onions too, which I find odd - so onions have to go in the fridge bin in the summer :(

Unfortunately in the summer time they will usually have to go right in the fridge, because once those fruit flies come in they are hard to get rid of.