The Department of Agriculture said Friday it has tapped $129 million in emergency funding to battle a worsening incursion of ...

That said, gnats and pesky fruit flies that originate inside our own homes are some of the most determined insects we must ...

For the past few weeks, we have been fighting some little annoying gnats in our office and at home. And judging from the ...

The U.S. Secretary of Agriculture approved the money allocation from the Commodity Credit Corporation to APHIS to support the ...

Thousands of leaflets and 300 special response bins have gone out as the agency works to eradicate the insect.

Tephritid fruit flies cause major losses in fruit and vegetables, and are often the target of intensive insecticide applications to protect commercial production. In addition, few pests have a greater ...

"In insect protein, you have all the good stuff ... With market demand growing for edible insects, the developers say fruit fly larvae have an edge over other edible insects in the market, such ...

Fruit flies, which, like humans ... look carefully at your fruit bowl and see if you can spot a small yellow-brown insect flying around it. Then remember all the ways Drosophila melanogaster ...

Discover the surprising importance of fruit flies in scientific research. From genetics and disease control to evolution, these tiny insects have made a big impact on our understanding of the world.