California is dumping millions of Mediterranean fruit flies over the Bay Area as part of an ongoing eradication effort.

For decades the Medfly has posed a threat to farmers, and politicians, but one expert thinks it may be here to stay.

Warmer weather means pesky fruit flies will be on the rise. Avoid an infestation with prevention hacks from an entomologist.

Electroreception, the ability to sense electric fields, is a fascinating trait found in species like sharks, bees, and platypuses. Recent research has added fruit fly larvae (Drosophila melanogaster) ...

Australian scientists captured a jelly-like, eyeless 'sea pig' and palm-sized spiders on a recent voyage. One of the strangest creatures was a sea pig - a bizarre type of sea-cucumber that gets ...

That’s the waking nightmare one species of Australian fruit fly must contend with each night as hungry mites stalk and attach themselves like a tick while the fly is sleeping in the fruit orchards and ...

The common fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster), which seem to appear out of nowhere around ripe fruit, is often considered a nuisance. But the tiny insect is actually a favourite among scientists.

Some fruit flies sacrifice sleep to avoid parasites like mites. Researchers discovered marked differences in gene expression related to metabolism in the hypervigilant flies. If you think ...

That's the waking nightmare one species of Australian fruit fly must contend with each night as hungry mites stalk and attach themselves like a tick while the fly is sleeping in the fruit orchards ...

Chinsese astronauts are conducting experiments with fruit flies and more aboard the Tiangong space station. Credit: China Central Television (CCTV) Bernie Sanders' Crowd Size 'Biggest' Ever at LA ...

Canadiens fans were beside themselves with excitement Thursday as highly touted Russian Ivan Demidov was flying from Istanbul to Toronto en route to joining Montreal. So beside themselves that a ...

A passenger of an Air India flight has been put on no-fly list for a month for allegedly urinating on a co-passenger while the aircraft was on air on Wednesday, April 9, an incident the airliner ...