Everyone has a traumatic story involving fruit flies. Here’s mine: During grad school, I left campus for the summer break.

Warmer weather means fruit flies will be at their worst. Here's how to keep them out of your home before the summer begins.

Fruit flies can produce up to 500 offspring within their week-long life cycle, meaning that once they've made their way into your home, a small problem can quickly become a major infestation.

But a team of researchers at Harvard has recognized that there are some behaviors that are so instinctual that it's possible ...

Some fruit flies sacrifice sleep to avoid parasites like mites. Researchers discovered marked differences in gene expression related to metabolism in the hypervigilant flies.

Then again, apparently adding alcohol to their food increases the production of sex pheromones in male fruit flies, according ...

Understanding how genes influence complex behaviors remains one of biology's most fascinating challenges. Now, however, in a recent study, researchers have compiled a comprehensive dataset documenting ...

Follow these pro tips on how to get rid of fruit flies in your house and garden. DIY fruit fly traps with apple cider vinegar ...

Researchers have revealed that the presence of Nora virus in fruit flies can increase their sensitivity to bacterial ...

Male fruit flies that drink alcohol become more attractive to females, according to a new study. Adding alcohol to males' ...

A team of researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology has investigated why the fruit fly Drosophila ...