This process involves raising the temperature of mushroom growing houses to the point that neither phorid flies nor their larvae can survive. Phorid flies have been a problem on mushroom farms ...

Even damp rags and sponges can be a source of food for these flies. Use microbial drain cleaners to dissolve organic buildup.

The female lays her eggs on the soil surface; the ¼-inch-long larvae are difficult to see but ... Drain flies will attempt to fly out and get stuck, says Oi. These flies, also known as phorid flies, ...

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

Bizarre parasitic wasps preserved in amber about 99 million years ago had trap-like abdomens that they may have used to ...

Jorge Alemán Braulio Bonilla and Gilberto Bolaños in the laboratory where they keep the Black Soldier Fly larvae eating food scraps, inside the green boxes. Jorge Alemán The females lay from ...

BSF larvae can consume any organic waste, including fruits, vegetables and expired foods. “What’s interesting about BSF is not its life cycle as a fly but its larval phase: it is very hungry ...

a flies and dirty equipment at the premises. The inspection - by Cardiff Council's Shared Regulatory Service on September 9, 2023 - found evidence of multiple food hygiene offences including: Live ...

Hover flies are potential pollinators of several native plants. The larvae of many common hover fly species prey on pest insects such as aphids, and so play an important role in controlling pest ...