According to Orkin, fruit flies are typically tan to brownish-yellow with red eyes and are commonly found near ripe or rotting fruits, vegetables and other sugary substances.

According to Orkin, fruit flies are typically tan to brownish-yellow with red eyes and are commonly found near ripe or rotting fruits, vegetables and other sugary substances.

Drosophila melanogaster is a mainstay of genetics labs, but its wild origins have been mysterious. Scientists have now traced the pesky fly to a particular fruit — a human favorite 10,000 years ago.

The fly is yellow and black with clear striped wings and is about 7mm in length. Its females lay eggs in fruit and vegetables – like avocado, tomato, cucumber, citrus and melon – and the ...

Drain flies and fruit flies might look the same at first glance. Our experts explain how to tell them apart, and how to get rid of them ASAP.

Drosophila melanogaster is a mainstay of genetics labs, but its wild origins have been mysterious. Scientists have now traced the pesky fly to a particular fruit — a human favorite 10,000 years ago.

Spotting an Oriental fruit fly can be a bit tricky, but I’ve got some tips for you. These flies are a little bigger than a housefly. They’ve got a dark thorax, with yellow sections.

The California quarantine for the invasive Tau fruit fly species is the first measure of its kind in the Western ... with a yellow body with black markings. It has clear wings with two dark ...

Native to Asia, the yellow-and-black tau fruit fly is a serious pest for plants — with a wide host range that includes numerous fruits and vegetables, as well as some native California plants ...

The detection of oriental fruit flies has prompted officials to declare a quarantine of homegrown fruits and vegetables in portions of Santa Clara and Contra Costa counties through mid-2024.

California agricultural officials have placed a 79-square-mile area in Los Angeles County under quarantine because of the presence of an invasive fruit fly. Residents in and around Stevenson Ranch ...