THERE’S nothing more annoying than pesky house flies ruining a sunny day. And as the weather warms up and we start to open ...

However, the hind wings aren’t its only striking features. S. charybdis appears to have evolved a unique, three-flapped ...

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 ...

High numbers of gout flies are hitting cereal crops this spring, forcing farmers to reduce their yield expectations and in ...

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 larvae also produce antimicrobial substances ... A Black Soldier female fly laying eggs between cardboard layers in captivity. Jorge Alemán Layers of cardboard placed above a container ...