We saw this pine with red berries along a forest path while walking along the Wicklow way in late April. The berries were ...

I lost a wonderful office partner this week. Actually, I didn’t lose her but rather relocated her. She’s out there somewhere.

The Artstor website will be retired on Aug 1st. Biological Bulletin Vol. 13, No. 6, Nov., 1907 The Antennæ of Diptera; A Study in Phylo... The Antennæ of Diptera; A Study in Phylogeny This is the ...

Crane flies are members of the Tipulidae family, under the larger umbrella of flies, order Diptera. If you look closely at the head of a crane fly they may appear to have large jaws that could ...

The Diptera collection is one of the world’s leading research collections, with more than 2.5 million specimens, including important type material. The collection dates back to the 18th century and ...

The Diptera ('true flies' or 'two-winged flies') constitute one of the largest orders of insects, with more than 160,000 species known worldwide and at least as many more still awaiting discovery.

Houstonians are complaining about the pesky insects on just about every social platform. The media could not be loaded, ...

You shouldn't kill them because, Kesheimer says, they're harmless and feed on small insects inside and outside your home.

Blow flies (Diptera: Calliphoridae) and flesh flies (Diptera: Sarcophagidae) both have a worldwide distribution. Flies have a holometabolous lifecycle; they have four distinct life stages.

Hello faithful readers who, like me, love the sun and embrace the sizzling season of summer. But with all seasons, summertime ...

“Using a fan is another preventative measure to deter fruit flies. Fruit flies are weak fliers and dislike strong air ...

You might think that a body buried underground would be safe from something flapping about in the air, but not so when it comes to coffin flies. Known to science as Conicera tibialis, the female of ...