Insecticide-resistant flies ‘rubbish’ at courting females

Monday, May 8, 2017 - 08:22 in Biology & Nature

Insecticide resistance sounds like a superpower for the average male fruit fly – but there’s a catch. Scientists have found that the single genetic change which protects the flies from the pesticide DDT also makes ... Read more

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