In an evolutionary battle of the sexes, scientists have found that male flies sharpen their eyesight to avoid being tricked by females into sharing food.

As males age, their reproductive success typically declines. A study on fruit flies, led by University of Oxford researchers, has found that while old males do produce fewer offspring than young males ...

With bloated bellies and hairy legs, female flies try to look bigger to get food from courting mates. But male flies, in turn, have sharpened their eyesight to call their bluff. A new study suggests ...

Laboratory experiments were made on 2 aspects of male-male interactions in Caribbean fruit flies, Anastrepha suspensa (Loew). Observations of males involved in territorial contests on a lab-caged ...

How fruit flies mate may hold a key to limiting the spread of diseases by mosquitoes.

A study on fruit flies completed by researchers with Macquarie University suggests that genetic modification of male mosquitoes could help minimise the spread of illnesses linked with the insects.

Researchers at the University of Iowa have found the gene that orchestrates the fine tuning of antennae in fruit flies so they're on the same frequency for mating. In this video, a male fruit fly ...

These expert-backed tips from an entomologist will help banish fruit flies and keep your kitchen pest-free for good. A recent graduate of the University of Minnesota, Nina started at CNET writing ...

A study on fruit flies, led by University of Oxford researchers ... To further investigate whether seminal fluid indeed was limiting old male reproductive success, the researchers supplemented ...