Who doesn't want to grow a tree full of unique fruit in their yard, especially if that tree is native to North America ... Native to the south-central part of the United States, Osage-oranges ...

These massive animals spread them across Central and South America long before humans ... Over time they began to care for the rich fruit-bearing trees in the jungles around them.

The mating behavior of the South American fruit fly, Anastrepha fraterculus (Wiedemann) is described, following release of wild virgin flies onto a field-caged host tree (guava). Sexual encounters and ...