The New World screwworm, a devastating livestock pest that feeds on living animal tissue, was eradicated from U.S. soil using a groundbreaking technique known as the Sterile Insect Technique (SIT).

Summer is the season for flies, which belong to an insect group that scientists call Diptera. Many fly species are more active when the weather is warmer, and populations can boom thanks to the ...

"I was skeptical about this bug trap, but wow… it’s like a 24/7 gnat magnet. Within a day, I had a whole collection of gnats and a couple of tiny moths stuck to the trap. No zapping, no gross smells, ...

A few years ago, John Tuthill was trail running in the Cascade mountains in Washington state when he spotted something dark skittering across the snow. It was about the size of a wild blueberry, with ...

About 350 million years ago, our planet witnessed the evolution of the first flying creatures. They are still around, and some of them continue to annoy us with their buzzing. While scientists have ...

Ever come home from the beach with a large, painful bug bite? Or perhaps several? The greenhead fly was probably to blame, and — unfortunately — they are out and about again for the summer season in ...

Will Hawkes receives funding from The Royal Society. As I sprinted across the flower-rich meadow on the eastern coast of Cyprus, I could barely see my car. The air was full of tiny black dots, pelting ...

Maybe you're wondering why so many huge mosquito-looking bugs are flitting around your yard and getting in your house right now. Crane flies, also known as mosquito hawks thanks to their resemblance ...

Black flies are small, biting insects prevalent in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, especially near rivers and streams. While peak season is over, they remain active throughout the summer, particularly on ...

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Every week, Arizona’s Family looks up restaurants recently inspected by Maricopa County’s Environmental Services Department. Restaurants with some of the highest numbers of “risk ...