About 90% of flowering plants rely on animals to transfer their pollen and optimize reproduction, making pollination one of ...

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. NIH’s plan to reduce indirect funds faced immense backlash from researchers. A federal judge ruled to extend ...

The insect tends to be large compared to other biting flies, often with colourful and patterned eyes. In males the eyes are so big they touch at the top of the head. Not all horseflies are dependent ...

“A two-pronged approach of combining insecticide products targeted at different life stages, such as an ear tag for adult ...

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 ...

Your typical bug-thrower heads to the stream with about 800 flies, a net with magnetic release ... The Long Weekend: Where the Fish Are Biting For them to even get close enough to present a ...

However, cattle outdoors are vulnerable to blood-feeding insects, including gadflies and cattle flies. Growing stress from the pain and itchiness caused by the biting bugs can decrease the animals ...