A key difference between fruit flies and drain flies is their appearance. While both types of flies have small bodies, “drain flies…have a more moth-like, fuzzy appearance due to their hairy ...

A recent graduate of the University of Minnesota, Nina started at CNET writing breaking news stories before shifting to covering Security Security and other government benefit programs. In her ...

A study of fruit flies shows some species are highly susceptible ... 35 fruit fly species were exposed to 11 different viruses of diverse types. As expected, fly species that were less affected ...

Scientists observed fruit flies playing by spinning on disks. Some preferred this over eating. The behavior appeared ...

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 ...

including the best natural ways to keep flies out of your house. Any type of fly can make its way indoors, including fruit flies and bottle flies, but the most common is house flies. You'll be ...

It doesn't take an infestation for fruit flies to become a real nuisance in your kitchen. Fortunately, a simple whiskey trick can help you get rid of the pests.

An international team of scientists has discovered that tiny changes in the timing of the expression of a single gene can ...

Now, research in fruit flies has identified specific brain signals and groups ... “The effects of alcohol on sleep seem to be localized to a particular cell type in the brain, which is not something ...

Fat molecules known as PUFAs can help lessen nerve damage in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a study suggests.