Tag: Insects

What to Do With a Bug Named Hitler?

Anophthalmus hitleri is a small, amber-colored beetle native to a few damp caves in Slovenia. It has one glaring problem.

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.