A large number of wasp species lay their eggs in fruit fly larvae or pupae. In such instances, the eggs remain dormant in the host for a certain period of time as they mature and then begin eating ...

Drain flies lay their eggs in moist, organic materials like the sludge and buildup found in drains, sewage systems, or ...

A larva is an insect that’s hatched from an egg but hasn’t developed wings yet. Mouth larva usually comes from certain fly species that invade soft tissues inside the oral cavity, such as gums ...

An innovative and low-cost project aims to bio-convert food scraps into fertilizer, animal feed and extractable oil using the ...

The blowfly larvae bodies have evolved to closely resemble those of the termites, the researchers report February 10 in Current Biology. Inside the nest, termites recognize each other through touch, ...

You can get rid of fruit flies fast effectively—and naturally—with things you probably already have in your kitchen.

The life of a fruit fly consists of four phases: egg, larva, pupa and fully-formed fly. At 25 degrees, the fly embryo hatches one day after the egg is laid, and it then lives for five days as a larva.

Dr Erica McAlister, Senior Curator of Diptera at the Museum, explains how a dark-edged bee-fly lays her eggs in a solitary bee's nest and the unfortunate fate of the bee larvae when her eggs hatch: ...

The nocturnal fly Ormia ochracea lays its eggs on crickets, which hatch into larvae that eventually make a meal of their host. Native to continental North America, the flies were introduced to ...