Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison sequenced microbial communities from these biting flies at two connected dairy farms, then compared those findings to manure samples from the ...

Zebras evolved stripes to prevent pesky biting flies from landing on them, a study finds. A series of rodent experiments showed that even with abundant food and water, personal space is essential to ...

As the weather warms up the UK is often swarmed with reports of biting horseflies. A Museum fly expert explains what is going on. Often large, persistent and painful, a bite from a horsefly is an ...

How can you tell if a bite or sting is serious? According to Pramod Kelkar, MD, an allergist and immunologist in Maple Grove, Minn., reactions to insect bites fall into three categories ...

She explains, 'Flies, in particular biting midges, are some of the only pollinators of chocolate on the planet. You get rid of flies, you get rid of chocolate.' She adds, 'In fact, more than 100 ...

Of course, in Scotland, the warm months are a fortnight in early August. Biting midges are very tiny flies that are the bane of the gardener's existence. There are over two dozen species in ...