The blowfly larvae bodies have evolved to closely resemble those of the termites, the researchers report February 10 in Current Biology. Inside the nest, termites recognize each other through touch, ...

In southeastern Pennsylvania, where 60% of U.S. mushrooms are grown, phorid flies are posing a threat to the industry, ...

In the mountains of the Anti-Atlas in Morocco, a fly larva has developed a camouflage strategy that is as surprising as it is ...

Are loads of tiny black bugs congregating near your windows? Learn whether they're flies, gnats or other insects, and how to ...

Harrisburg, PA – Today, Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding announced that the PA Department of Agriculture has taken a new, proactive step, in issuing a quarantine order to control Phorid Flies, or ...

Larvae also enter fruit bodies, forming many passageways and holes, which makes the mushrooms unsuitable for use. The mushroom industry currently has multiple insecticides, fungicides, and herbicides ...

Male flies sharpened their eyesight to call the females' bluff Date: February 5, 2025 Source: University of Gothenburg Summary: With bloated bellies and hairy legs, female flies try to look bigger ...

Introduction: Black soldier fly larvae (BSFL) are increasingly promoted as cost-effective, and environmentally friendly source of protein in animal nutrition. However, there is limited information ...

With bloated bellies and hairy legs, female flies try to look bigger to get food from courting mates. But male flies, in turn, have sharpened their eyesight to call their bluff. A new study by ...

NRGene Canada, an agriculture technology company, announced on Jan. 16 it was teaming up with Île-à-la-Crosse Fish Company to use fish waste to feed black soldier fly larvae. NRGene was started ...

“The only thing in the world that these phorid larvae can eat are the growing mycelia,” Wolfin said. He described phorid flies as a worldwide pest. The state’s quarantine order, which will ...