Barossa vineyard uses black soldier fly larvae to turn winery waste into fertiliser
Two different agricultural enterprises have come together to tackle Australia's food waste challenge in an unexpected way — ...
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Why maggots love feeding on rotten food
DANIEL: Normal larvae prefer to eat the softer substrate ... She adds that the findings go beyond just fruit flies. THIAGARAJAN: Our understanding of what fly larvae does is crucial in also ...
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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 ...
Genetically modified zebrafish and fruit flies munch on mercury to make it less toxic
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Specific neurons may explain why maggots love the texture of decaying fruit
A study led by Nikita Komarov and Simon Sprecher at the University of Fribourg, Switzerland, has discovered neurons in the fly larva mouth that allow the taste of food texture.
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Why maggots love the texture of decaying fruit
The new study addressed this issue in fruit fly larvae, commonly called maggots ... The researchers established that maggots will not eat food that is too hard or too soft, but if it is just ...
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Not too hard, not too soft, rotting fruit is just right - for fruit fly maggots
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 ...
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Why maggots love the texture of decaying fruit
A study led by Nikita Komarov and Simon Sprecher at the University of Fribourg, Switzerland, has discovered neurons in the fly larva mouth that allow the taste of food texture. Published in the ...