When Amos Abolaji returned to Nigeria from a year abroad, he brought home a strange souvenir — two jars full of fruit flies. The biochemist had been conducting postdoctoral research at the Federal ...

A multitude of new genomic sequence data fills major gaps in the fruit fly tree of life, researchers report. A multitude of new genomic sequence data fills major gaps in the fruit fly tree of life, ...

It's that time of year again when you leave a piece of fruit on the counter for five minutes and suddenly your kitchen is hosting a rave for a thousand tiny, uninvited guests. Yes, the fruit flies are ...

The Mediterranean fruit fly lays eggs that hatch into maggots inside fruit. Officials plan to halt population growth by dropping millions of sterile male flies over the affected region. By Livia ...

Summer means ripe tomatoes, tall glasses of lemonade and, yes, fruit flies. The pesky pests are the last thing you want buzzing in front of your face—especially when you're prepping dinner or having ...

When you see small flies or gnats in the kitchen, chances are high they’re fruit flies. These tiny pests can be a problem any time of year, but they are particularly common in late summer and fall.