In an evolutionary battle of the sexes, scientists have found that male flies sharpen their eyesight to avoid being tricked by females into sharing food.

With bloated bellies and hairy legs, female flies try to look bigger to get food from courting mates. But male flies, in turn ...

How fruit flies mate may hold a key to limiting the spread of diseases by mosquitoes. In a new study, University of Iowa researchers found a gene that orchestrates the antenna movements of female ...

Researchers at the University of Iowa have found the gene that orchestrates the fine tuning of antennae in fruit flies so they're on the same frequency for mating. In this video, a male fruit fly ...

Laboratory experiments were made on 2 aspects of male-male interactions in Caribbean fruit flies, Anastrepha suspensa (Loew). Observations of males involved in territorial contests on a lab-caged ...

A study on fruit flies completed by researchers with Macquarie University suggests that genetic modification of male mosquitoes could help minimise the spread of illnesses linked with the insects.

A study on fruit flies, led by University of Oxford ... sexual conflict and sexual selection, whereby female fitness is not only determined by a male's mating history or male age, but also their ...