Researchers at University of Tsukuba have identified venom genes from the endoparasitoid wasp Asobara japonica, which uses ...

A study led by Nikita Komarov and Simon Sprecher at the University of Fribourg, Switzerland, has discovered neurons in the fly larva mouth that allow the taste of food texture. Published in the ...

Figure 1. The Drosophila Larval musculature and Representative body muscles — A) Lateral view of a Drosophila 3rd instar larva that carries a muscle specific red fluorescent transgene that highlights ...

This important study identifies a new key factor in orchestrating the process of glial wrapping of axons in Drosophila wandering larvae. The evidence supporting the claims of the authors is convincing ...

However, both larvae and adults of Drosophila busckii developed normally on food containing DMDS compounds. In contrast, other fruit fly species, including Drosophila melanogaster, were unable to ...

Alien invaders are coming to our Minnesota yards and gardens. Some have been found in the Metro only; others have been found nearby; some are here already. Tiny spotted-wing drosophila (here for ...