fruit fly
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An adult Mexican fruit fly is larger than the average housefly, with a 1.0-cm-long body.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026
The Mexican fruit fly enters California when travelers bring fruits or vegetables back from regions that are infested, according to the department.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026
In 2024, the FlyWire Consortium, led by Mala Murthy and Sebastian Seung at Princeton, who are also co-authors of the new study, published a complete connectome of a fruit fly brain.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 10, 2026
"Export markets demand zero tolerance on pests. Even if inspectors find a single fruit fly, the entire consignment is discarded, leading to huge losses," he says.
From BBC ● Feb. 19, 2026
On top of having a weird smell and the attention span of a fruit fly, that day Markie rushed me at the front door with a buttload of disgusting questions.
From "Liar, Liar" by Gary Paulsen
