The US plans to begin breeding billions of flies to fight a pest. Here is how it will work It's part of plans for protecting the U.S. from the New World screwworm fly, which spawns flesh-eating ...

The U.S. government is preparing to breed billions of flies and dump them out of airplanes over Mexico and southern Texas to fight a flesh-eating maggot. “It’s an exceptionally good technology ...

The Livingston Constituency Fly-Tipping Survey invites residents to share their views on how serious the problem is in their area, where the worst hotspots are, and what more needs to be done.

Virginia Sen. Mark Warner says a provision in the federal government spending bill could make flying at D.C.-area airports more expensive for passengers.

Below, we detail three of the best homemade fly trap methods that you can use any time of year, along with the best practices for keeping flies out of your home for good.

Now that researchers know how to breed the modified fruit flies, they can more easily study how cocaine addiction evolves in the body.

For the first time, researchers have created genetically modified fruit flies that can become addicted to cocaine. The new model could prove valuable for the development of therapies to prevent and ...

Every spring, adult midge flies emerge by the Milwaukee lakefront in giant swarms to mate, procreate and lay their eggs in Lake Michigan.

Southwest Airlines has ended its decades-old “bags fly free” policy, where passengers were allowed two complimentary checked bags regardless of their ticket fare.

Of the 11 insect species observed on chilli crops “grown as per good agricultural practices”, syrphid flies, houseflies, and stingless bees were found to have foraged the most.

As summer season begins, millions of biting flies are waiting to welcome visitors to northern Michigan. How to keep them away.

Sibling eaglets Sunny and Gizmo, the offspring of celebrity couple Jackie and Shadow, hatched in March 2025 and are expected to fly soon.