How to Catch Fruit Flies and Gnats
Taking steps to catch those insects while they're small helps keep our gnat and fruit fly infestations at bay. At the end of ...
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The Key To Trapping Pesky Fruit Flies Is Already In Your Pantry
Fruit flies are annoying, but getting a handle on the problem is actually fairly straightforward. Just reach into your pantry for a product that works wonders.
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Fruit Fly Problem? Here’s How to Eliminate Them Permanently
These expert-backed tips from an entomologist will help banish fruit flies and keep your kitchen pest-free for good. A recent graduate of the University of Minnesota, Nina started at CNET writing ...
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Gene editing can make fruit flies into ‘monarch flies’
Only three molecular changes are needed for fruit flies to digest milkweed toxins Gene-edited fruit flies have gained some of monarch butterflies’ superpowers — specifically, the ability to ...
Fruit fly research uncovers brain signals behind alcohol-induced insomnia
Alcohol use disorder, which affects over 10% of Americans, can lead to persistent and serious insomnia. Difficulties falling ...
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Not too hard, not too soft, rotting fruit is just right - for fruit fly maggots
It turns out, a maggot's preference for rotting fruit has as much to do with texture as taste. Researchers are looking into ...
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How evolutionary adaptations enable a fruit fly to detect and thrive on toxic food sources
Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology in Jena have now discovered that the fruit fly Drosophila busckii has developed a tolerance to the toxic sulfur compound ...
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More than a nuisance, fruit flies used to study adaptation at WSU Vancouver
Most people see fruit flies as a nuisance. A scientist at Washington State University Vancouver sees them as the key to understanding evolution. Seth Rudman, an assistant professor in the School ...