Month: January 2025

  1. We’re not winning the battle between mosquitoes and modern homes

    By blurring the lines between indoor and outdoor spaces, modern homes often invite mosquitoes. But there are ways to prevent them and the diseases they carry By Dr Véronique Paris, Nick Bell and Professor Ary Hoffmann, University of Melbourne A casual scroll through the real estate ads of suburban Melbourne reveals a popular feature: modern […]

    blogs.unimelb.edu.au/pearg/2025/01/21/were-not-winning-the-battle-between-mosquitoes-and-modern-homes

  2. ‘One of the most important species for science’: how the humble fruit fly transformed 4 fields of research

    Ary Hoffmann, The University of Melbourne and Caitlyn Perry, The University of Melbourne The common fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster), more correctly called the vinegar fly, is a frequent visitor to ripe fruit in households around the world, where it often deposits eggs on rotting flesh without being noticed. We have probably all consumed different body […]

    blogs.unimelb.edu.au/pearg/2025/01/06/one-of-the-most-important-species-for-science-how-the-humble-fruit-fly-transformed-4-fields-of-research