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

Macquarie University researchers reveal that chlorothalonil, still commonly sprayed on American and Australian produce, ...

What Are Fruit Flies? The scientific name for the fruit fly is Drosophila melanogaster.The word “drosophila” means lover of dew. The species needs access to plenty of water in order to survive.

Spotted wing drosophila sightings are on the rise, according to a June 27 Facebook post by the Washington State University ...

You have likely not spent much time thinking about the uterus of the fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster. But then, neither have most scientists, even though Drosophila is one of the most ...

They found that fruit flies (Drosophila melanogaster) voluntarily and repeatedly visited a carousel. Plants & Animals Feb 13, 2025 0. 22. Fruit flies' courtship song may hold key to ...

A simple, freely available analysis tool and hardware for analyzing fruit flies allows opportunities for researchers in low-income settings or out in the field to screen for genes and nerve ...

Most textbooks credit nearby epithelial cells with the heavy lifting of organ building, because epithelial sheets act like ...

The researchers also found that only 1-2% of this second generation of fruit flies had the capability for parthenogenesis, and usually only if there were no males around. Though they have been able to ...

You have likely not spent much time thinking about the uterus of the fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster. But then, neither have most scientists, even though Drosophila is one of the most thoroughly ...

Scientists have mapped out how 140,000 neurons are wired in the brain of the fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster. By Carl Zimmer A fruit fly’s brain is smaller than a poppy seed, but it packs ...