Throw away garbage and take out recycling frequently. Clean out the bottom of bins when liquid accumulates, wipe down ...

Mechanisms of Fruit Fly Behavioral Manipulation by the Killer Fungus Entomophthora muscae" on Feb. 13 as part of the Department of Biology Seminar Series. Elya, an an assistant professor in the ...

so Komarov and his colleagues turned to study the phenomenon in a species that's easy to manipulate — fruit flies. Specifically, they looked at the larvae, which eat constantly. "The way it finds the ...

How fruit flies flit between courtship and aggression to fight for mates Date: February 13, 2025 Source: Rockefeller University Summary: Male fruit flies don't just sing to their mates; they also ...

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 ...

Scientists from Australia have successfully bioengineered genetically modified fruit flies and zebrafish capable ... fish that have eaten smaller aquatic life with methylmercury in their bodies ...

Male fruit flies enhance their mating success by jamming rivals' courtship songs with high-frequency wing flicks, disrupting the female's ability to perceive the songs.

A recent University of Iowa study may have found a potentially crucial step in controlling the population of the world’s deadliest insect. The answer? Fruit flies. The study found that a specific gene ...

Adult apple maggots begin to emerge from the soil around July 1, continuing through most of the summer. Apple maggot flies lay eggs in fruit which becomes pitted and misshapen. The female fly creates ...

USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is using emergency funding to respond to the threats associated with growing outbreaks of exotic fruit flies. U.S. Secretary of Agriculture ...

The non-descript, pill-shaped cell is why we understand fundamental life processes (think DNA replication and transcription).