Fruit flies go through a whole series of transitions between life stages, as shown here. The larval molts are called instars. The mature larva forms a prepupa, and then a pupa, which undergo ...

The life of a fruit fly consists of four phases ... For optimum growth, they need a temperature of 25 degrees, 65 percent humidity and a day/night cycle of twelve hours. The flies are kept in small ...

In fact, fruit flies can lay around 500 eggs in one lifecycle, a life cycle that usually lasts about a week, which is why ...

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

Researchers at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL) are trying to replicate the brains of tiny fruit ...

Getting rid of fruit flies in your home during the summer can be a real struggle - but many are not aware of the one thing they are not doing that is attracting the presence of these pests even more.

Cleaning is the key to preventing fruit flies from taking over your kitchen. Keeping your place as dry and free of food as possible prevents pests from continuing their life cycle. Throw away ...