In a study, "Social state alters vision using three circuit mechanisms in Drosophila," published in Nature, researchers analyzed the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster to map its neural connections ...

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 ...

A study of fruit flies shows some species are highly susceptible to a wide range of viruses. The paper, published in the ...

Fruit flies show more variation in sperm length than ... and functioning of the central nervous system, in addition to vision and olfaction. Sperm length genetic variation was also correlated ...

Tephritid fruit flies cause major losses in fruit and vegetables, and are often the target of intensive insecticide applications to protect commercial production. In addition, few pests have a greater ...

These Egyptian fruit bats (Rousettus aegyptiacus), unlike most other species of bats, are diurnal and have great vision. But they aren’t just using ... that’s a popular drinking spot for bats, which ...

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 ...

How fruit flies mate may hold a key to limiting the spread of diseases by mosquitoes.

The research could ultimately lead to targeted treatments for alcohol-related sleep loss, helping people recover from alcohol ...

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 ...