An international group of scientists selected the mayfly because of its unique life cycle. A fully developed mayfly has only a few days to fly, mate and lay eggs before it dies. Good morning. I'm Lulu ...

What has been around for 355 million years but disappears within days of maturity? A group of European entomologists wants the answer to become a household name. They’ve named the Danish mayfly, a ...

BILLINGS – If you’ve ever wondered about the water quality in a stream, river or lake you are fishing, just ask a mayfly. Mayflies are winged insects that spend the early stages of their life ...

Some 312 million years ago, a mayfly landed at the muddy edge of a puddle and then flew away. The mud of the tropical floodplain happened to be the perfect consistency to retain a detailed impression ...

Targeting bass during a mayfly hatch is a great way to generate big bites in the summer months. Starting in May and running through September, mayflies emerge all across North America. Usually ...

Mayflies have long been indicators of the ecological health of the lakes, rivers, and streams. The more mayflies present in water, the better the water quality. But scientists from Virginia Tech and ...

A tiny mayfly that died 100 million years ago, but was preserved for perpetuity in amber, is helping to shed light on ancient ecosystems. About 100 million years ago, a tiny mayfly had a problem. Like ...

Swarms that block out the lights in fast-food parking lots and slam into windshields in numbers sufficient to make drivers pull over are still a week or more away, but mayflies have started hatching ...

Communities along the Great Lakes are preparing for the annual mayfly season, but water temperatures may not be warm enough quite yet for the fishflies to produce massive swarms. "The timing of mayfly ...

The Danish mayfly, an ancient, penny-sized winged creature that flies for just a few days before its life flickers out, has received the 2021 Insect of the Year honor, a European zoological society ...