Just this year, Los Angeles weathered another fruit fly infestation in August, after 30 Tau flies — originating in Southeast Asia — were discovered in Stevenson Ranch, spurring the first known ...

According to Neil McKenzie, home expert at Halton Stairlifts, items as ordinary as left-open tomato ketchup, dirty dishcloths, and even sink strainers can become breeding grounds for fruit flies if ...

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.

After fruit flies made an abrupt appearance in California in the 1950s, they have remained entrenched here despite decades of eradication programs, according to a study co-authored by Carey in the ...

Mexican fruit flies. ... guava, pomegranate, and many exotic fruits that are grown in the area. As of Aug. 19, the quarantine area is bordered on the north by Pauma Valley; ...

Fruit fries don't appear out of nowhere. Here's how to get rid of them : Life Kit Seeing a swarm of pesky fruit flies in the kitchen is frustrating. We talk with a fruit fly researcher about how ...

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 ...

Scientists have found 50 million reasons to study the brain of a fruit fly. That's how many connections they discovered in the first complete map— known as a connectome—of an adult insect's brain.