You're sitting at home in your favorite chair, scrolling through your social media feed. From the corner of your eye, you notice something small and black darting around, near your face. You stop for ...

They seemingly sneak in overnight and invade your kitchen. Teeny, tiny pests that dart around the apples and bananas as you swat them away out of frustration and confusion. Fruit flies can be a ...

If the song “Shoo Fly, Don't Bother Me” is ringing in your ears, you may be dealing with a bothersome fly infestation in your home. There are drain flies (also known as moth, filter, or sewage flies) ...

A protective mechanism that allows fruit flies to lay fewer eggs in response to bacterial infection is explained in a study published in the journal eLife. The findings represent a case of ...

If tiny winged bugs have you constantly reaching for the flyswatter, you may be dealing with a bothersome fly infestation in your home. The question is, what kind of flies are they? Drain flies (also ...

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 kitchen counter, turning a not-so-appetizing shade of brown. Besides ...

As much as you may enjoy snacking on some delicious fruit while taking in the outside air during the summer in South Carolina, this may also attract some unwanted visitors. Among them are fruit flies.

What's that pest flitting around in your home? It could be a fly. The order Diptera classifies insects that have one pair of wings, according to Smithsonian. Over 110,000 fly species have been ...

As much as you may enjoy snacking on some delicious fruit while taking in the outside air during the summer in South Carolina, this may also attract some unwanted visitors. Among them are fruit flies.

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 ...

The western cherry fruit fly can’t lay eggs in the fruit until the fruit begins to soften. A salmon-colored blush on the cherries is a reliable sign that the fruit is softening and needs protection to ...