If you've been outside lately, chances are you've seen them — small flying insects that resemble sweat bees. In fact, you may have actually called them sweat bees. But in reality, you're most likely ...

Hover flies have one set of wings and no stinger. If you've been outside lately, chances are you've seen them — small flying insects that resemble sweat bees. In fact, you may have actually called ...

In a new study published in the Ecological Society of America’s journal Ecological Monographs, entomologist C. Scott Clem, his former advisor Alexandra Harmon-Threatt from the University of Illinois ...

While their habit of buzzing around people can be annoying, syrphid flies are some of the most beneficial insects you can find in your garden.

This summer, Bill and I have been inundated with little fast moving, yellow-tinged flies that people have for years called "sweat bees." Well, this article sets the record straight. Hover flies ...

Trying to get yardwork done on the summer days of August can often be a challenge. The soaring temperatures, baking sun, and oppressive humidity can turn even moderate tasks into a sweaty and tiresome ...

Flower flies, also known as hover flies, are important pollinators, second only to bees. Despite sometimes resembling bees, flower flies are harmless to humans as they do not have stingers. The larvae ...

Above: A harmless hover fly feeding on sweaty skin. These flies appear in mid- to late-summer. The 1860s song of this title has retained some popularity through the years. Who has not been annoyed by ...

Your first instinct when you spot a buzzing insect nearby is often to swat at it, but not every bug is a foe. Some are friends and worth a second look. Consider the hover fly, a tiny but mighty bee ...