Phorid flies are little black flies that can multiply very fast in drains. The damp, unsanitary conditions of some drains, particularly those in basements and bathrooms, are ideal for little black ...
Phorid flies, a diverse group of parasitoids, have emerged as promising agents for the biological control of invasive ant species. These specialised dipterans locate their ant hosts using a ...
The Florida Entomologist, Vol. 92, No. 2 (Jun., 2009), pp. 309-313 (5 pages) Phorid flies are well known myrmecophilic organisms and are often parasitoids of ants. In some cases, phorids live ...
Don’t let “fly” be the buzzword around your restaurant. One of the most common restaurant pests, flies might be tiny in size, but they have the potential to leave a huge impact. From drain flies to ...
HARRISBURG, Pa. (WTAJ) — The Shapiro administration is stepping in to help Pennsylvania’s mushroom farmers combat a destructive pest with a newly issued quarantine order and $500,000 in grant funding.
OVERTON – Zombie fire ants may not sound like a cool thing, but wait a minute, said a Texas AgriLife Extension Service expert. On April 29, on the grounds of the Texas AgriLife Research and Extension ...
Pennsylvania is stepping up efforts to protect its $1.1 billion mushroom industry from an invasive insect that's harming crops and frustrating homeowners. Farms in Kennett and New Garden townships ...
"It's a tool. They're not going to completely wipe out the fire ant, but it's a way to control their population," said Scott Ludwig, an integrated pest management specialist with Texas A&M's AgriLife ...
AUSTIN, Texas -- Parasitic flies introduced to control red imported fire ants have spread over four million acres in central and southeast Texas since the flies' introduction in 1999, researchers at ...