Summer is the season for flies, which belong to an insect group that scientists call Diptera. Many fly species are more ...

Few things are as annoying as a fly buzzing around your head, dodging every swat with infuriating agility. Whether it’s a housefly hovering over your food or a mosquito zeroing in on your skin, these ...

MENASHA, Wis. (WLUK) -- Like clockwork, a notorious pest for residents around Lake Winnebago has returned: the lake fly. Pam Schoenecker has lived on Brighton Beach Road in Menasha, along the lake's ...

Summer and open windows can bring a plethora of flies into your home. And while flies seem to be adept at finding their way in through the smallest of gaps, leaving the house again often seems to ...

Skip the old bag-of-pennies trick—it doesn’t actually keep flies away. Keep things tidy by removing trash, scraps, and pet waste to stop attracting flies. Use DEET-based repellents or go natural with ...

What’s that annoying, tiny bug buzzing around? You might think it’s a gnat — which is a type of fly — but chances are good that it’s a fruit fly. Fruit flies are one of the smallest species of fly — ...