In Canada, for example, there are 165 species of black flies. They reach as far north as Baffin and Banks Islands, but the ...

About 98 percent of the total 2000 black fly species found on all continents – except Antarctica – feed on blood, said ...

Today, we have many ways to fend off mosquitoes and black flies, but they all carry minuses: the repellent DEET is oily and dissolves plastics and nylon. Insect-proof clothing turns hot days into ...

Drain flies are small black flying bugs that are commonly found in bathrooms and kitchens. These pests often lay eggs in clogged sink and floor drains, which is how they earned their common name.

Diptera Danica: Genera and Species of Flies hitherto found in Denmark. By William Lundbeck. Part VI. Pipunculidæ and Phoridæ. Pp. 447 + 137 text-figs. and index. (Copenhagen: G. E. C.

But don't be too quick to blame all tsetse flies for this. There are many different tsetse species, and while some spread this dangerous parasite, others lead relatively low-key lives. Tsetse flies ...