Double-sided sticky tape made especially to trap deer flies can be gross but effective. There’s always a lot going on in Vermont. But one of the main topics of conversation this summer — at least in ...

There are a couple places in Virginia where the deer kill last season was down 30 percent, enough to impact the success of hunters. Virginia Department of Game and Fisheries' officials say much of the ...

If you are being pestered by deer flies in the woods of North America this summer, don’t run away – try sitting quietly instead. An experiment shows that people attract more of the biting insects ...

Though there are hundreds of different fly species in Minnesota, let’s focus on three categories of biting flies, starting from small to large: black flies, deer flies and horse flies. Deer flies' ...

Q: I have noticed white flies on my tomato plants, also seeing some yellowing and probably dying leaves. What is the best way to eliminate this pest? The best solution is often the simplest, so I ...

A creature that burrows headfirst into flesh, driving sharp hooks into open wounds and feeding on their hosts? It sounds like the stuff of a horror movie. That’s the New World screwworm, a parasite ...

When describing a fly, many people think of the ubiquitous house fly (Musca domestica); whereas, some biologists might envision the fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster). Both are good examples of ...