Tephritid fruit flies cause major losses in fruit and vegetables ... SIT is also being applied as part of an integrated approach for area-wide suppression. This requires no quarantines, and reduces ...

Most people see fruit flies as a nuisance. A scientist at Washington State University Vancouver sees them as the key to understanding evolution. Seth Rudman, an assistant professor in the School ...

Jan. 17 (UPI) --The Department of Agriculture said Friday it has tapped $129 million in emergency funding to battle a worsening incursion of exotic, invasive fruit flies from Mexico and Guatemala.