The parasitic deer fly, deer ked (Lipoptena andaluciensis) loses its wings and eyesight after it settles on a host and ...

MURRAY, Ky. (KFVS) - A biology professor at Murray State University recently made an interesting discovery. According to the university, Dr. Oliver Beckers, principal investigator and associate ...

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Researchers have discovered new cell types in the visual system of flies, made possible by their creation of a tool that finds and labels neurons during development. The study combines single-cell ...

Researchers show that ozone levels, such as those found in many places on hot summer days today, destroy the sex pheromones of fruit fly species. As a result, some natural mating boundaries maintained ...

The California Department of Food and Agriculture has placed the cities of Santa Ana, Garden Grove and Fountain Valley under quarantine to try to stop the spread of the oriental fruit fly. The state ...