For communities that rely on farming, the stakes are especially high. Crop failures threaten local food supplies, farm ...

Recently we have been getting calls about raspberries and problems in growing them. This column has discussed a relatively new insect infecting raspberry plants, but feel this might be a good time to ...

Entomologist Thomas Werner has studied fruit flies from coast to coast. But his rarest discovery to date was close to home. Armed with a banana-baited live trap and a strong desire to disprove a gap ...

The spotted-wing drosophila is a type of fruit fly that can destroy berry crops if not killed by insecticides. According to a new study, the smell of a crop-damaging fungus could provide an ...

All living organisms age. People have long sought ways to slow, halt or reverse this process, which is commonly associated with declining mental and physical health. One area researchers are probing ...

Gene drive research includes efforts to eradicate the spotted-wing drosophila fruit fly. — © AFP Gene drive research includes efforts to eradicate the spotted-wing ...

Researchers elucidated the molecular details of how Drosophila larval epidermal cells (LECs) undergo cell death in a controlled manner to regulate epithelial tissue remodeling. Specifically, lower ...

Tiny flying bugs in your kitchen aren't always fruit flies. These overlooked pests are often mistaken for them -- and need ...

Researchers have identified the genes that are switched on, or switched off, when these flies reproduce without fathers. (Jose Casal and Peter Lawrence) (CN) — Life finds a way, according to ...

BETHESDA, MD – University of Utah researchers studying Drosophila fruit flies have found that in flies, providing a common dietary supplement prevents death caused by Pngl deficiency, the fly analog ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Fruit flies naturally avoid cocaine due to bitter sensing. After the researchers effectively silenced the ...