Learn more about how common house flies eat (and poop), plus what’s really going on when one of them ends up in your dinner.

Researchers have revealed that the presence of Nora virus in fruit flies can increase their sensitivity to bacterial ...

Throw away garbage and take out recycling frequently. Clean out the bottom of bins when liquid accumulates, wipe down ...

“However, the acute effects of food consumption on sleep have not yet been tested, largely because there was no system available to do so.” Ja and colleagues placed fruit flies in a small plastic ...

When someone gets food poisoning, it might be a while before they want to eat the thing that made them sick again, and the same is true for fruit flies (Drosophila melanogaster). In a study published ...

A food truck operating with no running water and pink-and-brown sprinkle donuts contaminated by flies were some of the issues that temporarily closed two food trucks and five restaurants in ...

The saliva liquefies the food for them to drink. But if fly vomit isn't bad enough consider this: Flies enjoy eating more than what's on your picnic table. They feast on nasty things like feces ...