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 ...

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 ...

This summer, Bill and I have been inundated with little fast moving, yellow-tinged flies that people have for years called “sweat bees.” Well, this article sets the record straight. Hover flies ...

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 them sweat bees. But in reality, you're most likely ...

There are four guarantees for summertime in Indiana: Heat, humidity, sweat and hoverflies. The first three are easy to explain. Here's a look at the fourth. You may also know hoverflies by another ...

There are four guarantees for summertime in Indiana: Heat, humidity, sweat and hoverflies. The first three are easy to explain. Here's a look at the fourth. You may also know hoverflies by another ...

Trying to get yardwork done on the summer days of August can often be a challenge. The soaring temperatures, baking sun, and oppressive humidity can turn even moderate tasks into a sweaty and tiresome ...

In a new study published in the Ecological Society of America’s journal Ecological Monographs, entomologist C. Scott Clem, his former advisor Alexandra Harmon-Threatt from the University of Illinois ...

Hover flies (a.k.a. syrphid flies) are prevalent this time of year, as they have been in many previous years, and they are particularly numerous around corn and soybean fields. They are yellow and ...