A newly detected pest is coming for Texan’s margaritas. In December, Texas officials confirmed the presence of Mexican fruit ...

Fruit flies are some of the worst household pests that exist, made worse by the fact that they are seemingly impossible to get rid of. The flies are attracted to fruit, other foods, and garbage, and ...

They might be small, but according to research by Bruno van Swinderen, a professor at the University of Queensland, fruit flies have selective attention. This means they choose which visual stimuli to ...

If tiny winged bugs have you constantly reaching for the flyswatter, you may be dealing with a bothersome fly infestation in your home. The question is, what kind of flies are they? Drain flies (also ...

A 109-square mile section of Santa Clara County has been placed under quarantine following the detection of two female Mediterranean fruit flies in San Jose, officials said. The Medfly targets more ...

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

Parts of Southern California are under quarantine after oriental fruit flies were detected, officials announced. The eight flies were found in and around the cities Santa Ana and Garden Grove, ...

A biosecurity operation is underway in Auckland after the find of a Queensland fruit fly. The male fruit fly was in a ...

There was no fruit fly to be found in Broken Hill 20 years ago, but now gardeners are facing an uphill battle trying to rid themselves of the pest.

The insects attack more than 50 types of fruit and vegetable crops, but particularly enjoy citrus and mango. Females lay eggs in ripening fruit, and the hatching larvae tunnel inside, ruining the ...