At last — superflies to save us from the murder hornets. Australian scientists have named five recently discovered fly breeds after Marvel Comics characters. The vigilante insects — Deadpool, Thor, ...

(FOX40.COM) — An invasive fly species that poses a threat to consumable produce has been detected in Sacramento County, according to a news release from the county on Tuesday. Known as the Oriental ...

Some of Orange County has been placed under a quarantine due to an invasive fruit fly species, according to the California Department of Food and Agriculture, which told residents in affected areas to ...

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Australian scientists have named a new rainbow-colored fly species after famed drag queen RuPaul. Australia’s Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) entomologist Bryan ...

A crane fly, insect family Tipulidae, is a large fly with long, slender legs that looks like a giant mosquito. They’re sometimes called mosquito hawks or skeeter eaters because they’re said to eat ...

Researchers show that ozone levels, such as those found in many places on hot summer days today, destroy the sex pheromones of fruit fly species. As a result, some natural mating boundaries maintained ...

The California Department of Food and Agriculture has placed the cities of Santa Ana and Garden Grove under quarantine to try to stop the spread of the oriental fruit fly. The state has also started ...