You know bees are beneficial, but you might not know about another beneficial flying insect. Find out what it is and why you should avoid killing it.

Last week was National Pollinator Week, which celebrates the importance of insects, birds and other animals that pollinate flowers.

Syrphid flies are the family sometimes referred to as hover flies or flower flies. They are incredibly beneficial insects to have in your garden. There are thousands of species of syrphids with ...

This article explores the ten insects that Americans Google most frequently, examining what drives our fascination with these particular species and what we’re typically trying to learn about them.

For example, lady bugs, lacewings and syrphid flies. “With lady bugs and some of the others, you can actually purchase these to release into your garden to eat aphids.

It’s pretty rare, but just like us mammals, some flies actually give live birth. One of them is a parasitic fly species Ormia ...

A species of mayfly previously thought to be extinct because of how rare it is has now reappeared in Thailand.

The cordyceps species in "The Last of Us," Ophiocordyceps unilateralis, is real and does exactly what the show purports —just ...

Using unconventional methods, the researchers showed just how good birds are at distinguishing wasp mimics from the real ...

In a new study published and featured in the Annals of the Entomological Society of America, researchers have discovered that ...

By dropping the sterile, fully developed flies, the USDA plans to prevent flesh-eating maggots from reaching the United ...