While many birds fly south for the winter, there are a few species that like to hang around, and making them a natural feeder ...

The experiment involved two species of fruit flies ( Drosophila ). The team prepared food for the larvae, with a little extra ...

The science pros at TKOR build a fruit fly trap to show how simple materials attract and capture insects.

As the climate changes, scientists are concerned about how well plants and animals will adapt to rapid warming. A new ...

UW-Madison researchers have found potential new treatments for a rare pediatric brain cancer each year that has a median survival time of less than a year. The research involved thousands of fruit ...

Biosecurity officials in Fiji are sounding the alarm after detecting an invasive species on several of the nation's islands. The presence of the species puts numerous crops at risk. The Biosecurity ...

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 ...

I hate bugs inside my home. And while fruit flies are the least serious offender in my mind (bed bugs and roaches are much worse), some people can’t stand them. Instead of swatting at the air in a ...

SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- Have you been noticing an influx of small, annoying flying insects in your home recently? Mark VanderWerp is a board-certified entomologist and Manager of Education and Training ...

Another quarantine, but not for what you might think. Several areas in the Inland Empire of Southern California have recently been placed under a crop quarantine due to a fruit fly that has the ...

Using fruit flies, University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers have developed a new model for investigating the genetic drivers of a rare but aggressive brain tumor in children. The work has already ...