While scuttle flies are often found where fruit flies gather, they can also be found in places that fruit flies won't visit, ...

Throw away garbage and take out recycling frequently. Clean out the bottom of bins when liquid accumulates, wipe down ...

In a small persimmon orchard in northern Greece, scientists carefully open paper bags to release thousands of flies, in an experiment aimed at blunting the destructive impact of invasive new species.

Spider mating season is upon us, bringing with it the inevitable invasion of eight-legged intruders in our homes. However, there's no need to panic as Chantel Mila, better known as Mama Mila on social ...

Fruit flies might be harmless, but that doesn't make them any less annoying when they show up in your kitchen. These tiny pests seem to appear out of nowhere once the weather warms, especially in June ...

Fruit flies are swarming Seattle right now, drawn to ripe fruits and moist environments like drains and garbage disposals. These pests live for 40 to 50 days, thriving in warm temperatures and ...

A warning has been issued to UK households who may be experiencing pests that are 'extremely hard to get rid of'. Fruit flies - that can also be found on veg - can be really annoying during the summer ...

A portion of Santa Clara County, CA, has been placed under quarantine for the invasive Mediterranean fruit fly (Medfly) following the detection of two wild female flies in the city of San José. Medfly ...

Credit: Nature (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41586-025-09480-3 A tissue fold known as the cephalic furrow, an evolutionary novelty that forms between the head and the trunk of fly embryos, plays a mechanical ...

If you happen to live in the South Bay and see government aircraft circling overhead, watch out, because chances are, they’re about to dump hundreds of thousands of irradiated fruit flies directly ...