Officials with the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service at the Texas Department of Agriculture say the Mexfly larvae ...

CBP agriculture specialists at Detroit Metropolitan Airport intercepted live larvae from a rare and potentially destructive fruit fly earlier this year. A specialist at the USDA Systemic Entomology ...

While it's certainly not the first time this pest has plagued the Lone Star State, two southern Texas cities are under ...

Mexican fruit fly detections have prompted quarantines in the Rio Grande Valley. Officials warn residents and growers not to ...

Hundreds of acres of commercial citrus in La Feria and Peñitas were put under quarantine by state and federal agricultural ...

ROMULUS, Mich. (WXYZ) — The live larvae of a rare fruit fly was intercepted by U.S. Customs and Border Protection earlier this year, according to the department's ...

A “rare and potentially destructive” fruit fly larvae was seized from a traveler in the Detroit airport, customs officials said. Photo by U.S. Customs and Border Patrol Nestled within a traveler’s ...

Fresh fruit should not be moved outside of the more than 1,000 acres of quarantined farmland to prevent the spread of the Mexican fruit flies.

A Syntretus perlmani wasp larva bursts from a fruit fly’s abdomen. “All known parasitoid wasps of flies attack and develop inside immature life stages,” study co-author and Mississippi State ...

(Santa Barbara, Calif.) — While it may be an unfamiliar sensation to humans, electroreception is relatively commonplace in the animal kingdom. Sharks, bees and even the platypus all share this ability ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. A team of biologists recently discovered a new parasitic wasp ...