Cleaning experts say you can keep flies out of your kitchen without chemicals or commercial traps ...

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What’s that annoying, tiny bug buzzing around? You might think it’s a gnat — which is a type of fly — but chances are good that it’s a fruit fly. Fruit flies are one of the smallest species of fly — ...

Five Mexican fruit flies have been found within three miles of each other in La Mesa, prompting the California Department of Food and Agriculture on Tuesday to declare a 77-square-mile quarantine in ...

Most people (except for our ever-curious toddlers) don't like bugs. We particularly dislike them when they're swirling around your perfectly ripened bananas as if they own the place. Fruit flies are ...

If you’ve ever walked into your home to find tiny flies lazing around your fruit bowl or houseplants, you’re not alone. Gnats and fruit flies are two of the most common household pests, and they show ...

This summer, a small number of invasive Mediterranean fruit flies were detected in San Jose. In response, the state started doing something that might seem strange: releasing millions more fruit flies ...

The Mexican fruit fly, closely related to the Caribbean fruit fly, has made inroads through California, alongside several other fruit fly species. (USDA photo) California agriculture is once again ...

I hate bugs inside my home. And while fruit flies are the least serious offender in my mind (bed bugs and roaches are much worse), some people can’t stand them. Instead of swatting at the air in a ...