They’ll swarm around your head and can bite. Many people call them gnats, the catchall term for a number of species of small, black flies. The nuisance insects had gotten so bad along a stretch of the ...

Fungus gnats are small black flies, also known as sciarid flies, mushroom flies and mycetophilids. They are a very common pest on houseplants, seedlings and cuttings. They aren’t strong fliers and ...

Studies showed that virgin males consumed more alcohol after rejection, leading to the idea that flies used ethanol to self-medicate emotional distress. But Keesey’s team suggests a different story.

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But scientists have now uncovered a surprising reason why fruit flies flock to the scent of alcohol: it boosts their mating success. In a new study, researchers at the Max Planck Institute for ...

Starting this month, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection will begin treatments for some area creeks and rivers for black fly, otherwise known as a gnat. Helicopters will spray ...

Before one realises it, the fly has already sucked blood and departed. Many species in this family look almost identical externally,” Dr. Banerjee, also the director of ZSI, said. “In ...

Time Flies are back for their first party on 2025 at the excellent District Nightclub in Cardiff city centre. Celebrating 31 years of 31 years of club culture in the capital of Wales, the superb ...

Researchers are fascinated by why some animals can't resist the pull of alcohol and how it might aid them in other ways. Fruit flies (Drosophila melanogaster) are especially attracted to the smell of ...

punters have used this to their advantage to discreetly bring in alcohol. "The bottles tend to be transparent, containing a fizzy drink like Sprite, which resembles vodka, with some lemonade still ...

Alcohol in their food increases the production of sex pheromones in male fruit flies, making them more attractive to females A team of researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology has ...

Male fruit flies that drink alcohol become more attractive to females, according to a new study. Adding alcohol to males' food increases their release of chemicals that attract females and leads ...