Melon flies are a type of fruit fly that attack cucumber plants. >> Male annihilation: Male melon flies are caught with traps. >> Bait sprays: Commercial bait products are used with approved ...

The melon fly is common at sea level to 1,500-feet elevations and can be identified by a black spot at the wing tips and a black streak on the wing.

If you grow fruit in your garden, you've likely had to deal with a fruit fly or two. To get rid of an entire infestation, give this Vaseline hack a go.

These fruit flies are part of an insect family that includes Mediterranean fruit fly, Oriental fruit fly, melon fly, and Mexican fruit fly. These species are considered some of the “most ...

Melon fly attack spreads fast due to the fact that one female fly may deposit up to 1,000 eggs. Because of their high egg laying capacity and mobility, each female is capable of destroying large ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Entomology Laboratory confirmed that larvae were caper fruit flies, which belong to the Mediterranean fruit fly, Oriental fruit fly, melon fly, and Mexican fruit ...

The remating frequencies of melon fly Bactrocera cucurbitae Coquillett (Diptera: Tephritidae) females were assessed in field cages with male melon flies from: (1) a male-only genetic sexing strain ...

The live larvae of a rare fruit fly was intercepted by U.S. Customs and Border Protection earlier this year, according to the department's Office of Public Affairs.

It's a good thing not just the early bird gets the worm. U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at Detroit Metro Airport found live larvae of a rare fruit fly in a traveler's things earlier ...

A “rare and potentially destructive” fruit fly larvae was seized from a traveler in the Detroit airport, customs officials said. Photo by U.S. Customs and Border Patrol Nestled within a ...