Male fruit flies that drink alcohol become more attractive to females, according to a new study. Adding alcohol to males' ...

Then again, apparently adding alcohol to their food increases the production of sex pheromones in male fruit flies, according ...

Fruit flies—they're just like us. Meaning, booze seems to boost sexytime for the pesky insect that hovers around fermented ...

Follow these pro tips on how to get rid of fruit flies in your house and garden. DIY fruit fly traps with apple cider vinegar ...

Researchers have revealed that the presence of Nora virus in fruit flies can increase their sensitivity to bacterial infection and could limit their lifespan.

On a soft piece of fermenting orange, a male fruit fly takes a sip of methanol-rich juice. Moments later, his body pulses ...

Alcohol enhances the production of sex pheromones, which are chemical signals used by fruit flies to attract mates.

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, ...

A team of researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology has investigated why the fruit fly Drosophila ...

But a team of researchers at Harvard has recognized that there are some behaviors that are so instinctual that it's possible ...

Fruit flies, or Drosophila melanogaster, are often found around our food waste bins as they feed on rotting fruit which gradually produces alcohol. Scientists have been trying to study why they ...