You never see fruit flies in grocery stores. You don’t see them in the grocery bags on the way home. But as soon as your room ...

Step 1: Add about an inch of apple cider vinegar to the bottom of a glass jar. Step 2: Heat the jar in the microwave for 45 ...

While reproduction is, obviously, very different in humans and insects, the fruit fly can be a model for understanding animal reproduction at a fundamental level. For example, the seminal fluid ...

While reproduction is, obviously, very different in humans and insects, the fruit fly can be a model for understanding animal reproduction at a fundamental level.

A new study from Macquarie University reveals that the chemical chlorothalonil, which is used globally to prevent fungal ...

A widely-used agricultural chemical sprayed on fruits and vegetables to prevent fungal disease is also killing beneficial ...

Fruit flies are famous test subjects in biological research. They share 75 percent of the genes that cause diseases in humans, reproduce quickly, and their genetic code is fairly easy to change.

“Just to add an additional layer of horror, the fly will normally remain alive for several hours after that,” said Moore. The wasp’s grisly manner of reproduction has earned it comparisons ...

Although rats reproduce fast for mammals — pregnancy is typically 21 days and females reach sexual maturity two to three months after birth — they have nothing on fruit flies. They can produce ...

As millions of Americans adjust their clocks for daylight saving time this week, many experience disruptions in their sleep and daily routines – a reminder of the importance of circadian rhythms that ...

Redlands combatting invasive fruit flies by stripping trees of fruit 02:27. Just under a year after California began contending with a spread of invasive fruit flies not seen before in such large ...

Thousands of agricultural employees were mobilized across California, armed with a pair of eradication techniques. They released millions of sterile fruit flies to put a wrench in reproduction ...