Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. There are four guarantees for summertime in Indiana: Heat, humidity, sweat and hoverflies. The first three are easy to explain.

Hoverflies are on the decline globally, so there is no better time to begin supporting them in our yards. Often mistaken for wasps, hoverflies are a stingless insect that hover in the air, and are ...

In contrast to wasps and bees, with which they are often confused, hoverflies are true flies. They are some of the most important pollinators, alongside bees and are key pollinators of berry fruit and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Being outside in Indiana this time of year is usually fine — unless you're swatting away buzzing insects. "Because the corn is ...

If you live in the Miami Valley and have been outdoors lately, chances are you have been swatting hover or syrphid flies. They are not the same as sweat bees. In 2018, as I was preparing to drive to a ...

Hoverfly larvae are small, tapered maggots that crawl over foliage and help kill insect pests. Black-and-yellow-striped adults resemble yellow jackets but are harmless to humans. This article is part ...

Billions of hoverflies from Europe descend on southern Britain each spring. The black and yellow striped bugs are no more than half an inch in length but make the long trek to Britain for the summer.

Hoverflies use a combination of the sun and their body clock to navigate when they fly south for the winter, new research shows. Hoverflies use a combination of the sun and their body clock to ...

A study into migratory hoverflies on a North Sea oil rig has revealed their role as long-distance pollenators. University of Exeter researchers studied 121 marmalade hoverflies that landed on the rig ...

There are four guarantees for summertime in Indiana: Heat, humidity, sweat and hoverflies. The first three are easy to explain. Here's a look at the fourth. You may also know hoverflies by another ...

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