The fruit fly has become an issue for fruit-growing regions around the state because, unlike other fruit flies, the SWD ...

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 ...

So identifying and monitoring particular neurons in their nervous system is easier. “The larva of the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster provides a powerful model to uncover mechanisms of sensory ...

Scientists have discovered that fruit fly larvae can actually "taste" food texture, thanks to specialized neurons in their mouthparts. By disabling these neurons, researchers found that the larvae ...

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.

Larvae navigate and prefer older, rotting fruit compared to fresh fruit ... The authors add, “Food texture remains a neglected attribute of overall food fitness. We find – with the power of Drosophila ...

Dr Ghali said that the disease, which is termed cysticercosis, is due to the presence of larval cysts of the tapeworm Taenia solium. The parasite infects humans through eating raw or undercooked ...

“This is a condition known as cysticercosis. Essentially, these are larval cysts of taenia solium — also known as the pork tapeworm.” He explained that the unnamed patient developed the ...