Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It's happened to all of us—the bunch of bananas meant to be used in smoothies or enjoyed as a healthy snack is now sitting on the ...

Who doesn’t love some fresh seasonal fruit? These flies sure do. It’s right in their name, after all. While they can find ...

As soon as the temperature rises, I notice a swarm of fruit flies taking up residency in my kitchen. And while I’m not one to turn guests away, I don’t want to encourage pests into my home. Despite ...

Got a fruit fly problem? This is a common issue, especially during the summer, says Laurie Stevison, associate professor of biology at Auburn University. She works with fruit flies in her research.

Fruit flies are attracted to fermenting fruit and vegetables, food particles, and grime in sink drains, and trash cans. A homemade spray with lemongrass essential oil can repel them or kill them if ...

Fruit flies are super tiny, but that doesn’t mean they’re not incredibly annoying. Coming in at just 0.12 inches long and 0.08 inches wide according to WebMD, they can still manage to cause a big ...

Have you ever unpeeled a banana and found tiny flies crawling around it, or had other produce swarmed by insects? You might be experiencing an influx of fruit flies (Drosophila melanogaster), which ...

Five different species of fruit flies have finally been eradicated from nine different California counties, marking a successful effort involving traps, backyard treatments, prohibitions against fruit ...