The western cherry fruit fly can’t lay eggs in the fruit until the fruit begins to soften. A salmon-colored blush on the cherries is a reliable sign that the fruit is softening and needs protection to ...

A TikTok video of harvested cherries soaking in vinegar and ice reveals small worms crawling out of the fruit. The larvae are a result of cherry fruit flies, which lay eggs on the fruit. While ...

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I received the following email from Doug Brooks, who gardens in Claremont. “For years, I have used some type of yearly insect control product to help protect my fruit trees. The last few years I have ...

Need some relief from kitchen insects? Here's how to eliminate them. Stop letting fruit flies treat your kitchen like an all-you-can-eat buffet. It's that time of year again when you leave a piece of ...

If tiny winged bugs have you constantly reaching for the flyswatter, you may be dealing with a bothersome fly infestation in your home. The question is, what kind of flies are they? Drain flies (also ...

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