Axiom 4 mission is using fruit flies to study how we might protect human DNA from harmful space radiation during long ...

Unfortunately, this also means it’s time for the gnats and fruit flies to emerge and attempt to take up residence in your home. Gnats and fruit flies are annoying, whether it’s a single one ...

Environmental officials in California’s San Francisco Bay and East Bay areas are releasing millions of sterile fruit flies to reduce the number of pests leading to produce decay. The fruit flies ...

Fruit flies are persistent pests whose populations can reach problematic levels in record time. But where do they like to ...

As the world marks the International Day of Plant Health, African countries have come together to discuss environmentally friendly ways to protect fruit and vegetable harvests from insect pests.

On a glorious sunny day, nothing irks quite like spotting swarms of fruit flies taking over your kitchen. Contrary to beliefs about cleanliness, the presence of these pesky insects doesn't ...

A scientist decided to find out why a bacterial infection makes fruit flies promiscuous. What he discovered could help curb mosquito-borne diseases and manage crop pests. When fruit flies are ...

which means we often have to deal with fruit flies. These gross pests quietly lay their eggs near or on the surface of organic materials (like bananas!). Because I can't ban fruit in my house ...

2024 — Researchers show that ozone levels, such as those found in many places on hot summer days today, destroy the sex pheromones of fruit fly species. As a result, some natural mating boundaries ...