Fruit flies are annoying at best, and difficult to get rid of once they invade your home. They often use bananas to slip inside, so do this to avoid them.

CHONGQING, March 19 (Xinhua) -- Chinese scientists have uncovered the mechanism behind a major agricultural pest's puzzling habit of laying eggs in mangoes at an early ripening stage, a discovery that ...

The spotted wing drosophila may look like a common fruit fly, but it’s so much worse. The spotted wing drosophila may look like a common fruit fly, but it’s so much worse. Just as strawberries, ...

The state of Texas has just devised a unique system for dealing with maggots: “raining flies.” A biological control program is using sterile flies and fly eggs to fight flesh-eating maggots. The ...

Fruit flies are notorious household pests that tend to invade homes during the warmer periods, typically from late spring to early autumn. These tiny nuisances are attracted to overripe fruit, sweet ...