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Hoverflies, corn flies, sweat bees: What they are and how can you tell the difference.
Hoverflies start out as maggots, eventually growing to the little flies that hover in the muggy summer air, occasionally darting around and, now and then, landing on exposed skin. Hoverflies love to ...
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It's hoverfly time again. Here's what to know about the insects.
You may also know hoverflies by another name: the corn fly. The little yellow-and-black creatures are pretty much everywhere ...
Supersized stick insect discovered in Wet Tropics
James Cook University researcher Professor Angus Emmott helped identify the new Acrophylla alta species and explained that ...
Should you still squash spotted lanternflies? Here’s what to know
Scientists and lawmakers alike are looking for ways to combat these invasive insects. But do they still present the same ...
It's hoverfly time again in the Tri-State. Here's what to know about the insects.
You may also know hoverflies by another name: the corn fly. The little yellow-and-black creatures are pretty much everywhere ...
Meet the new species of giant stick insect that weighs about the same as a golf ball
In a remote rainforest in Australia, home to deadly snakes, spiders and creepy-crawlies, scientists have discovered a new ...
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FlyBlast files for bankruptcy: ‘It became clear that the focus on cultivated meat was going to kill us’
Belgium-based FlyBlast, which engineers black soldier flies to produce insulin and other high-value proteins, has filed for ...
Waste not: How insect oil could revolutionize animal wellness
A new study from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem shows promising advances in sustainable farming and animal nutrition. A ...
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New-to-science stick insect is the heaviest ever found in Australia
A giant stick insect species found in Australia’s Wet Tropics named Acrophylla alta can reach 40 centimetres in length and ...
Invasive spotted lanternfly spreading in North Carolina's Piedmont; what to look for this summer
More reports of spotted lanternfly backyard sightings are coming into the Forsyth County Extension agents. What agents are telling residents to do if they spot the pests: ...
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Officials to drop millions of flies from airplanes to fight flesh-eating parasite: 'The female fly finds a living host'
"It’s a daily chore to provide those inspections." Officials to drop millions of flies from airplanes to fight flesh-eating ...
Invasive lanternflies are threatening everything from fruits to beer. See where they are
Why do we dislike the spotted lanternfly so much? According to the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, the spotted ...