Scientists find green way to reduce fruit fly damage
Calcutta University, and other institutions, have identified 30 unique nucleotide sequences of fruit flies, the biggest ...
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Not too hard, not too soft, rotting fruit is just right - for fruit fly maggots
The persimmon was Komarov's favorite fruit when he was growing up in Moscow ... turned to study the phenomenon in a species that's easy to manipulate — fruit flies. Specifically, they looked at the ...
How fruit flies flit between courtship and aggression to fight for mates
Male fruit flies don’t just sing to their mates; they also use sound-cancelling wing-flicks to jockey with rivals. This new ...
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Death at sunset: How fungi create zombie flies
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 ...
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Fungus 'hacks' natural immune system causing neurodegeneration in fruit flies
A fungal infection has been shown to trigger a fruit fly's own immune system to destroy brain cells leading to signs of neurodegeneration, a new study has found.
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Fruit flies' courtship song may hold key to controlling mosquitoes
Fruit flies' courtship song may hold key to controlling mosquitoes. ScienceDaily . Retrieved February 16, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2025 / 01 / 250124151119.htm ...
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Fruit flies' courtship song may hold key to controlling mosquitoes
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 ...