Researchers have discovered two new species of rare ant flies in India, marking the first time in over a century that new ...

If you live in the Miami Valley and have been outdoors lately, chances are you have been swatting hover or syrphid flies. They are not the same as sweat bees. In 2018, as I was preparing to drive to a ...

Wild bergamot, wild bee balm (Monarda fistulosa) with skipper butterfly. Aug. 12, 2025. Photograph © Judy Isacoff. Approaching the light-violet-colored blossoms of ...

Survey the insects orbiting a globe of milkweed blossoms or the delicate blooms of a chokeberry, and you might spy an apparent chimera. It looks a bit like a bee, perhaps a tad like a wasp, and it ...

Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook. Survey the insects orbiting a globe of milkweed blossoms or the delicate blooms of a chokeberry, and you might spy an apparent chimera. It looks a bit ...

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Since next week is pollinator week and flies, in general, get a bad rap, let’s talk about some largely unknown heroes in the garden. What if I told you that members of one family of flies would lessen ...

A cherry tomato plant holds a cluster of red tomatoes. - Ana Rocio Garcia Franco/Getty Images Ripe, juicy tomatoes are a summertime treat, especially if you've taken the time to grow them yourself. To ...