Just when you thought you were safe to enjoy your fall harvest, the fruit flies have decided to move in. You bring home one ...

While everyone knows you can use dish soap to wash dishes, you can do so much more with it than that. Dish soap is the real ...

Most of us are in the habit of washing our fruits before eating them, but does running grapes under cold water for a few ...

From rogue house flies landing your morning tea to fruit flies swarming your banana bowl, these pesky intruders can make themselves far too comfortable in Irish homes — especially as the weather warms ...

Even though it's undrinkable, don't throw out leftover wine that has gone bad. Instead, use it to ensnare annoying and ...

This summer, a small number of invasive Mediterranean fruit flies were detected in San Jose. In response, the state started ...

If you have a fruit bowl in your kitchen that's regularly full of apples, oranges, bananas, and other fruits which are safe at room temperature, then you've probably seen at least one fruit fly ...

Shraddha Lall was affiliated with The Conversation U.S. as a AAAS Mass Media Science Fellow for summer 2025. As a Ph.D. student, I wanted to understand the evolution of individual differences in fruit ...

Flies are a nuisance whether you're trying to relax on the patio, or a single one keeps bothering you at work. Yet, it seems to reach another level when they get inside your house. The last thing you ...

Keeping bugs away from your garden can feel like a full-time job, but this handy and easy to set-up tip means you can let ...

Researchers studying the courtship behaviour of a tiny, pesky insect have identified the genes that are needed for the formation of long-term memory and the switches that turn them on -- findings that ...