Scientists from Australia have successfully bioengineered genetically modified fruit flies and zebrafish capable of absorbing ...

Maggots love to feed on decaying fruit. New research explains how they found this out and the implications for having texture be such a big deal.

Two different agricultural enterprises have come together to tackle Australia's food waste challenge in an unexpected way — ...

With bloated bellies and hairy legs, female flies try to look bigger to get food from courting mates. But male flies, in turn, have sharpened their eyesight to call their bluff. A new study suggests ...

The researchers observed that the maggots consistently preferred the rotten fruit over the fresh one. This behavior suggested ...

Scientists have discovered that fruit fly larvae can actually "taste" food texture, thanks to specialized neurons in their ...

It turns out, a maggot's preference for rotting fruit has as much to do with texture as taste. Researchers are looking into ...

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 ...

The quarantine order requires growers to treat mushroom houses and soil between harvests to kill the flies, larvae, bacteria, and pathogens before they spread. The state is helping farmers fight ...

Is important information about food safety and quality, helping avoid eating something that ... to study the phenomenon in fruit flies - specifically, the larva. KOMAROV: It eats constantly ...