The New World screwworm fly is threatening the $113 billion U.S. cattle industry for the first time in more than a half century, with an infestation from its flesh-eating larvae confirmed in south Texas.

Deer keds rely on flight and vision to find a host, but everything changes once they land. After shedding their wings forever, these parasites reduce the activity of key vision-related genes by about half.

A: The short answer is that these small black bugs in the house that aren’t fruit flies could be a number of different types of insects, from gnats to ants to flies. While gnat bugs are technically a form of fly, the term “gnat” is a term commonly ...

Residents living along the shores of Lake Winnebago are resigned to the appearance of winged insects every May. Lake flies usually venture a short distance from the lake when they emerge, and humans trying to take in a nice walk often find the swarms an unwelcome part of the exercise.

Entomologist Torsten Dikow, a leading expert on assassin flies, is working to connect a global community of researchers through the democratization of insect science Emma Saaty Torsten Dikow overlooks the extensive gravel plains of the Namib Desert ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If you’ve tried to relax on the sands of Myrtle Beach recently, you might have been interrupted by biting flies. This September, beachgoers have reported swatting away flies who leave ...

SAN ANTONIO — Are you noticing a lot of bugs that look like giant mosquitos flying around outside your home? These insects look like colossal mosquitos combined with daddy longlegs, but they're not either one. They're insects that experts believe are a ...