The move is part of the government's plans for protecting the U.S. from the New World screwworm fly, which could devastate ...

A widely-used agricultural chemical sprayed on fruits and vegetables to prevent fungal disease is also killing beneficial ...

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In addition to setting up traps, it's also beneficial to remove any overripe fruits or vegetables you may have in the kitchen ...

What they found: Using gene knockout experiments during a fly's larva-to-adult transition, researchers found that those ...

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Now that researchers know how to breed the modified fruit flies, they can more easily study how cocaine addiction evolves in the body. Not only that, but they can do so on a much faster timeline ...

For the first time, researchers have created genetically modified fruit flies that can become addicted to cocaine. The flies will self-administer cocaine if given the option. The new model could ...

Because fruit flies grow quickly and are easy to conduct genetic experiments with, a fruit fly model of cocaine use disorder would be a valuable early step toward developing therapies. There is just ...

As per the commerce ministry data, India’s exports of fruit and vegetables to the US stood at $259.82 million in FY23, rose to $297.73 million in FY24, and further increased to $331.47 million ...

In late 2024, Queensland Fruit Fly (QFF or Qfly) was detected in suburbs near Fremantle, WA, putting Josh’s backyard into a high-risk ‘red zone’. This meant all potential host crops had to ...

The department is working with the U.S. Department of Agriculture to release the flies. "Millions of sterile fruit flies are being released each week by private aircraft and pilots," said Rodney ...