Your first instinct when you spot a buzzing insect nearby is often to swat at it, but not every bug is a foe. Some are friends and worth a second look. Consider the hover fly, a tiny but mighty bee ...

Hoverflies, often mistaken for bees and wasps, pollinate three quarters of our crops. Now we’re discovering we can train them ...

Being outside in Indiana this time of year is usually fine — unless you're swatting away buzzing insects. "Because the corn is mature right now, you're going to find these (hover) flies," said Megan ...

Hover flies have one set of wings and no stinger. If you've been outside lately, chances are you've seen them — small flying insects that resemble sweat bees. In fact, you may have actually called ...

Deception is everywhere in nature. Animals and plants routinely cheat, lie and manipulate for their own benefit. One example ...

Migratory hoverflies are 'key' to pollination and controlling crop pests amid the decline of many other insect species, new research shows. Migratory hoverflies are "key" to pollination and ...

Migratory hoverflies are "key" to pollination and controlling crop pests amid the decline of many other insect species, new research shows. University of Exeter scientists studied the movements of ...