A way to curb nagging insects has been flying under our radar—an enzyme from fruit fly testes. The compound could control bugs that carry disease and harm crops by stunting their ability to procreate, ...

Tiny flying bugs in your kitchen aren't always fruit flies. These overlooked pests are often mistaken for them -- and need different fixes to eradicate.

Fruit flies are a common pest often attracted to garbage cans, fermented foods and fruit. While one or two fruit flies may not be cause for concern, they can quickly multiply until they’re flying ...

A fruit fly seems simple—until you see it up close. Under an electron microscope, this everyday insect becomes an alien ...

What’s that annoying, tiny bug buzzing around? You might think it’s a gnat — which is a type of fly — but chances are good that it’s a fruit fly. Fruit flies are one of the smallest species of fly — ...

Researchers have completed the most advanced brain map to date—that of an insect—an achievement that brings scientists closer to a true understanding of the mechanism of thought. The team led by Johns ...

Until recently, fruit flies in a 38 000 ha area of southern Peru caused annual production losses of US $12 million. Now, through the integrated application of a technique that uses ionizing radiation ...

Summer is the season for flies, which belong to an insect group that scientists call Diptera. Many fly species are more ...