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China Deploys Fruit Flies in Space Station

China's Tiangong space station is conducting research on fruit flies to understand biological effects of microgravity and sub-magnetic environments.
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The most detailed brain map ever

Fruit flies' brain mapping offers significant insights into neural networks, with broad implications for understanding human brain function.

This Fruit Fly Brain Simulation Will Convince You These Pests Are Actually Geniuses

Fruit flies' brain structures are similar to humans, aiding neuroscience research on neural communication.

The most detailed brain map ever

Fruit flies' brain mapping offers significant insights into neural networks, with broad implications for understanding human brain function.

This Fruit Fly Brain Simulation Will Convince You These Pests Are Actually Geniuses

Fruit flies' brain structures are similar to humans, aiding neuroscience research on neural communication.
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Invasive fruit flies eradicated from 9 California counties

Successful eradication of five fruit fly species in California counties allows for lifted quarantines and reduced costs for commercial growers.

Fruit flies don't appear out of nowhere. Here's how to get rid of them

To prevent fruit flies, wash fruits before storage and avoid leaving out baked goods. Use traps for effective removal.

Woman left horrified by infestation of fruit flies in her home - here's how to get rid of them

Fruit flies are a pervasive household pest, challenging to eradicate even with effective traps.

Invasive fruit flies eradicated from 9 California counties

Successful eradication of five fruit fly species in California counties allows for lifted quarantines and reduced costs for commercial growers.

Fruit flies don't appear out of nowhere. Here's how to get rid of them

To prevent fruit flies, wash fruits before storage and avoid leaving out baked goods. Use traps for effective removal.

Woman left horrified by infestation of fruit flies in her home - here's how to get rid of them

Fruit flies are a pervasive household pest, challenging to eradicate even with effective traps.
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Why fruit flies are smarter than you think

Fruit flies utilize intentional movements, such as cast and surge or sink and circle, to locate food sources based on scent, even in windy conditions.

Magnetic field effects on behaviour in Drosophila - Nature

There is considerable evidence supporting magnetosensitivity in fruit flies, challenging previous claims of no magnetic field effects on behavior in Drosophila.

California has an exotic fruit fly problem. Gavin Newsom proposes spending $22 million to fix it

California Gov. Gavin Newsom plans to spend $22 million to combat exotic fruit fly infestations in the state.
The state is currently experiencing the largest fruit fly infestation in its history.
The impacted crops affected by these exotic fruit flies include blueberries, grapes, melons, peaches, pomegranates, and strawberries.
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