Fruit Flies Are Invading Los Angeles. The Solution? More Fruit Flies. The Mediterranean fruit fly lays eggs that hatch into maggots inside fruit. Officials plan to halt population growth by dropping millions of sterile male flies over the affected region.
Overlooked No More: Elizabeth Wagner Reed, Who Resurrected Legacies of Women in Science Reed made several discoveries in genetics and dedicated her career toward supporting women scientists. Yet she herself fell into obscurity.
While Other Insects Played, This Species Evolved the Blade Scientists are studying a fruit fly’s sharp organ that helps it lay eggs and eat, hoping to unlock the secrets of herbivorous insects.