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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Despite their bee-like appearance, hoverflies are all buzz, no bite ...

Common Hoverfly Parasitoid Wasps! Today we're looking at a wasp I found in my backyard. This little insect lays its eggs ...

Hoverflies not only defy gravity, they may not even know it’s there. Insects known for their aerial acrobatics — like hoverflies and dragonflies — have to execute twists and turns with extreme ...

As the growing season winds down, insect activity fades as well. After all, many insects associate closely with plants, ...

In early June, ladybugs briefly took over the news cycle. Meteorologists at the National Weather Service were looking over radar images in California on the night of June 4 when they spotted what ...

An old television advert for hover lawnmowers had the catch-phrase ‘there’s less bother with a hover’ or something along these lines! However, it was the late Austin Brackenbury, Sheffield’s ...

Pollinating insects such as wild bees and hoverflies are in decline and in danger of disappearing from Britain, a new study warns. Scientists analyzed the trend of 353 species of wild bees and ...

Many insect pollinator species are disappearing from areas of Great Britain, a new study has found. Research showed one third of wild pollinator species experienced declines in terms of areas in which ...