It’s a universal truth: Gnats are the unwelcome house guests that show up uninvited—and then refuse to leave. While they’re harmless to humans, spotting one moseying around still gives us the ick, ...

Ah, summer. Time spent padding barefoot around the kitchen, preparing cool fruit salads and – argh! Why has a cloud of fruit flies swarmed out of the compost bin and into my face? And, urgh! Why have ...

In nature, fruit flies play important roles in ecosystems as pollinators and as food sources to species like birds and beneficial insects. They also are part of nature's cleanup crew, eating fruit and ...