Exposure to B. bassiana fungus activated Toll receptors, leading to cell death throughout the fly brain. A new study published in PLOS Biology reveals that a fungal infection can activate a fruit ...

Mechanisms of Fruit Fly Behavioral Manipulation by the Killer Fungus Entomophthora muscae" on Feb. 13 as part of the Department of Biology Seminar Series. Elya, an an assistant professor in the ...

It's not just your bananas they're after. Here's why fruit flies are hanging out in your home, and how to keep them at bay.

In the study - by the University of Exeter - 35 fruit fly species were exposed to 11 different viruses of diverse types. A study on fruit flies revealed that certain species are extremely ...

New Delhi, Feb. 5 -- PM Modi's remarks on foreign policy draw smile from EAM jaishankar ... What Laika, Chimps, and fruit flies reveal about long-duration missions Praggnanandhaa returns to ...

BEIJING, Jan. 30 (Xinhua) -- Can fruit flies reproduce in space? How do they behave in the space environment, without the Earth gravity or a geomagnetic field? Since the first batch of fruit flies ...

USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is using emergency funding to respond to the threats associated with growing outbreaks of exotic fruit flies. U.S. Secretary of Agriculture ...

Everyone in Philadelphia would be a spelling bee champion if the final word was "eagles." Well, maybe not everyone. Sorry, Rachel Platten but the Eagles' fight song ...

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How fruit flies mate may hold a key to limiting the spread of diseases by mosquitoes. In a new study, University of Iowa researchers found a gene that orchestrates the antenna movements of female ...

Fruit flies' courtship song may hold key to controlling mosquitoes Date: January 24, 2025 Source: University of Iowa Summary: Researchers have found and confirmed a gene that allows female fruit ...