GARDENERS have been urged to scatter a 50p fruit over their lawns to keep out neighbours’ cats this spring. Trespassing ...

"I live in North Carolina and have lots of apple trees. They look great in spring, but as the months progress, the leaves ...

But while most plants have attractive and alluring aromas, many species have evolved to do quite the opposite. Take the ...

WITH the summer months drawing closer, we all want to spend our evenings relaxing in the garden. But there’s always some sort ...

Researchers have found a new role for the transcription factor (proteins that regulate the transcription, or copying, of genes). In the fruit fly, this transcription factor, named Traffic Jam, ...

Gardening columnist Jeff Lowenfels says flies mean worms are likely in the ground, which is great for soil composition.

A team of bioengineers at Harvard University's Rowland Institute has found two new ways to control a tiny creature, ...

Fruit flies are already famous in science. They’ve helped researchers make discoveries in genetics, aging, and brain function. Now, scientists at UC Santa Barbara have found that fruit fly larvae have ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... It was almost a year ago that the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal ...

Companion plants play various roles in the vegetable garden community. The bean companions featured here enhance harvests ...

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

Kelsey realized that this works after spotting hordes of dead fruit flies sticking to this ingredient and even tested its ...