These expert-backed tips from an entomologist will help banish fruit flies and keep your kitchen pest-free for good.

When I first noticed the tiny black dots floating in the air near my sink, I thought they were fruit flies. Working off that ...

For her Ph.D. she spent up to eight hours each day peering at baby flies under the microscope, teasing out tiny brains a fraction the size of a poppy seed. "I find it very meditative," she said.

A 2023 Penn State Extension article explains how these small flies — the smallest in the world, actually, and which are also known as “humpbacked,” “coffin,” and “scuttle” flies ...

Fungus gnats are small black flies, also known as sciarid flies, mushroom flies and mycetophilids. They are a very common pest, especially when plants are grown in pots of soil-free compost. In fact, ...

However, infested stems usually break once the heads begin to fill, leading to reductions in yield. Maggot feeding on small seedlings in the autumn causes severe injury to plants. Infested wheat is ...

If you’ve walked down Main Street in Pleasanton over the last week, you might have noticed swarms of small flies rapidly spreading around downtown businesses and neighborhoods. Flies tend to be a ...

You may also occasionally find whiteflies, which look like tiny white moths, or fruit flies, which are attracted to overripe fruit and other food waste.' From plant care adjustments to shop-bought ...