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 ...

Before long, the fruit flies began exhibiting behaviors similar to those on Earth, including walking, eating, courtship, mating and reproduction. For decades, researchers at the Institute of ...

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 ...

It’s a fly larva. It’ll turn into this ... t any help in scoring a meal … like this tasty mosquito larva. It’s a larva-eat-larva world down here. [whipcrack] Did you see that?

there's something else you could do to potentially reduce the risk of them occurring in the first place - eat more of a specific fruit. A TikTok user named Sid has shared her tips for managing ...

If no further wild flies or larvae are detected, PIRSA anticipates the quarantine will be lifted later this year. The public can report anything unusual to the Fruit Fly Hotline 1300 666 010.