• You must pick up all fallen fruit daily until no fruit remains. Bag the fallen apples with your regular garbage or bury ...

Legal controls restricting the movement of produce are now in place in Auckland's Mount Roskill, affecting more than 8500 properties. A biosecurity response is underway after a single male Queensland ...

If you’ve ever walked into your home to find tiny flies lazing around your fruit bowl or houseplants, you’re not alone. Gnats and fruit flies are two of the most common household pests, and they show ...

For just a few hours, shimmering waves of calcium move through cells in the developing eyes of fruit flies. These spontaneous waves serve a purpose, enabling communication between cells and shaping ...

This week’s selection is the Fruit Fly Trap by Printables contributor klworx. If you have fruit at home, you will have fruit flies. Those almost invisible critters love the sweet, sweet taste of ...

Struggling with pesky fruit flies in your home? Watch our informative guide on creating an easy and cheap DIY fruit fly trap. This video offers a simple solution using common household items to ...

Shraddha Lall was affiliated with The Conversation U.S. as a AAAS Mass Media Science Fellow for summer 2025. As a Ph.D. student, I wanted to understand the evolution of individual differences in fruit ...

Students from Heritage University and Northwest Indian College were the first to document the presence of the spotted wing drosophila on the Yakama Nation Reservation — a first step to help eradicate ...

It happened — you spotted a mouse. If you’re anything like me, your first instinct may be that you need to pack your luggage and find a new place to live. Of course, that’s not super realistic. A ...

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 ...