For many years now, there has been a very strong movement to bring attention to the importance of pollinators in our ecosystem. From my view within the garden industry, this movement has created ...

Stinky flowers and flies might seem rather strange to some people, but what about flies that are attracted to sweet-smelling blossoms that regularly attract butterflies, flower beetles and bees? That ...

Hover flies (a.k.a. syrphid flies) are prevalent this time of year, as they have been in many previous years, and they are particularly numerous around corn and soybean fields. They are yellow and ...

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 ...

Several years ago, so many bees, flies, wasps and other pollinating insects would be buzzing around blooming flowers in our gardens, orchards, woodlands and fields that we took the creatures for ...

When a bumble bee emerges from torpor, it repeatedly rubs its arms over its head and flexes its abdomen. It’s a half-stretch, half-dance move that warms the bee up and out of the state of decreased ...

Jan. 21 (UPI) --Bees and flies suffer from insomnia, too, and without a good night's sleep, insects struggle to perform their daily duties, whether caring for the hive brood or collecting nectar.

Just like us, many insects need a decent night's sleep to function properly, but this might not be possible if they have been exposed to neonicotinoid insecticides, the most common form of insecticide ...

Ah, summer! We can enjoy the warm weather, lots of sunshine and the sweet aroma of wildflowers in the air. Believe it or not, though, one group of flowers is infamous for the unusual odor they give ...