New research highlights a recently discovered bacterial species related to two disease-causing organisms in Peru.

Got a fruit fly problem? This is a common issue, especially during the summer, says Laurie Stevison, associate professor of biology at Auburn University. She works with fruit flies in her research.

A blowfly on lavender flowers. Flies are the unsung heroes of pollination. They visit flowers to stoke up on energy-rich nectar and protein-rich pollen and transport pollen from flower to flower in ...

Scientists in Brazil have discovered a new Bartonella bacteria in Amazon sand flies. Similar to strains causing Carrión’s disease in Peru, its potential to infect humans is unknown. Researchers call ...

“Malodorous flowers” of three distinct plant lineages, Eurya, Asarum, and Symplocarpus that have convergently acquired the newly discovered enzyme disulfide synthase. As the saying goes, you catch ...

Anyone who has walked through a barn or cattle pasture in the summer knows that flies are a nuisance and even a health hazard. Face flies can spread diseases like pink eye to cattle, and horn ...