One of the insects you should avoid killing at all costs, hover flies offer valuable benefits to gardens as both pollinators and natural pest controllers.

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

Experts from the University of Nottingham have created life-size 3D-printed insect models to explore how some species trick ...

Danish and Welsh botanists sifted through 400 studies, field-tested seed mixes, and uncovered a lineup of native and exotic ...

Beekeepers are urging the public to be on the look out for Asian hornets in the south-west of England as the summer nesting ...

More How do you know if it's a hoverfly or something else? While at first glance these flying insects (hoverfly, sweat bee and yellow jacket) may look alike, there are easy ways to determine which ...

Scientists used 3D-printed insect models to study how disguises help harmless species fool predators and survive in the wild.

Hover fly (Syrphid fly) larvae: Purdue entomologist Elizabeth Long recently wrote that hover fly adults are often mistaken for bees, given their black and yellow coloring. “Adult hover flies are ...

A new study from the University of Nottingham has been looking at how some creatures have evolved to look just like a harmful ...

Another important beneficial insect is the hover fly, also known as the syrphid fly. The adults are important pollinators and the larvae can control 70-100% of an aphid population, if the larvae ...