New insights on invasive fly threatening US fruit crops
Saturday, March 16, 2013 - 17:04
in Biology & Nature
Humans aren't the only species with a sweet tooth. Research shows that the invasive spotted-wing vinegar fly (Drosophila suzukii) also prefers sweet, soft fruit -- giving us new insight into a species that has spread across the United States over the past four years and threatens to cause hundreds of millions of dollars in damage to US fruit crops.