drosophilae, which parasitises fruit fly pupae (the stage just before they become an adult), and Asobara japonica, which parasitises early-stage fruit fly larvae. Multiple studies have already ...

The life of a fruit fly consists of four phases: egg, larva, pupa and fully-formed fly. At 25 degrees, the fly embryo hatches one day after the egg is laid, and it then lives for five days as a larva.

Current research topics of the Fruit Fly Research Group include ... of mass-rearing techniques (i.e. larval rearing trays and tray holding racks, larva/pupa separator, irradiation device, etc.) (2) ...