Houston Public Media

Not too hard, not too soft, rotting fruit is just right - for fruit fly maggots

Ever bite into a delicious-looking apple, only to be rewarded with a chunk of mealy pulp? Or take a swig of milk, and get something lumpy in your mouth? Yeah, yuck. Well, it turns humans have company ...

Biosecurity New Zealand Investigating And Boosting Trapping After Finding Fruit Fly In Auckland

"There have been 13 incursions of different fruit fly in Auckland and Northland since 1996 and all have been successfully ...
Hoodline

Mexican Fruit Fly Invasion Puts Rio Grande Valley Citrus on Lockdown

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

Persistent pest causing problems for Texas citrus, USDA warns

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

Officials order quarantine in South Texas due to Mexfly larvae

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

Not too hard, not too soft, rotting fruit is just right - for fruit fly maggots

It turns out, a maggot's preference for rotting fruit has as much to do with texture as taste. Researchers are looking into figuring out why and... Not too hard, not too soft, rotting fruit is just ...