Q&A: Why flies matter, their vital role in ecosystems, and surprising diversity

Summer is the season for flies, which belong to an insect group that scientists call Diptera. Many fly species are more ...
Lawrence Journal-World

Garden Calendar: Identify which shiny green insects are friends, foes

This summer certainly is the year for green insects — with Japanese beetles making their presence known, emerald ash borers knocking on our door, and the usual suspects just seeming to be more visible ...
The Times Herald

What’s bugging you? – Insect walk at Green Lane Park

Montgomery County’s Green Lane Park will hold an ‘Incredible Insects’ walk on Saturday beginning at 1 p.m. Participants will take a closer look at insects using nets, bug magnifier boxes and field ...
Science Daily

Green light given to fruit fly's color preference

Researchers have made two unexpected discoveries. First, they found that, given a choice, fruit flies are drawn to green light early in the morning and late in the afternoon, when they are most active ...