Question: I keep seeing fast moving, tiny bees in my garden. Do I need to worry about my grandchildren getting stung? Note: The Douglas County Master Gardener Plant Clinic offers free insect ...

Now, scientists at UC Santa Barbara have found that fruit fly larvae have a surprising sixth sense—they can detect electric fields. This ability, called electroreception, is common in animals ...

Scientists at UC Santa Barbara have just added fruit flies to that list. A team of researchers led by Matthieu Louis found that fruit fly larvae can sense electric fields and navigate toward the ...

Hawkes has tracked millions of bean seed flies, a pest whose larvae ruin crops of peas and beans, as they make a springtime trip from the Middle East to the island of Cyprus, which involves an ...

A team of researchers led by Matthieu Louis found that fruit fly larvae can sense electric fields and navigate toward the negative electric potential using a small set of sensory neurons in their ...

Herein, we present our ecotoxicology study on the effects of HDPE microplastics on the fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster. We produced HDPE microplastics from bulk HDPE through accelerated mechanical ...

Bot fly larva, aka Eskimo Candy, on the back of a caribou skin. Photo by Scott Hauge “Eskimo candy,” he bubbled, and popped it into his mouth. Bending down, he repeated the drill. Danny ate a ...

Buzzing insects may be seen as pests -- but globally, hundreds of fly species migrate over long distances, with major benefits for people and nature, new research shows. Buzzing insects may be ...