It focuses on the larval stage of a black fly’s life cycle in rivers and does not conduct spray operations on land to control black fly adult populations.

The black fly life cycle can be rapid, taking about three weeks from egg laying to maturation of the adult. Only the female bites, the blood meal being used to provide protein for egg maturation.

Because flowing water is a key part of the black fly life cycle, this year’s heavy precipitation may be at work, he said.

This year's cold, wet spring could have provided a boost for the life cycle of black flies, according to Celia Evans, an ecologist at Paul Smith's College in upstate New York.

An outbreak of biting black flies has spread to pockets across the Inland Northwest, bringing misery in the form of itchy bleeding bite wounds and allergic reactions ...

Combine the high reproductive rate with a short life cycle, and the population can explode quickly. The Snake River at high flow can produce up to 1 billion black flies per mile per day and many ...

Knowing about the lifespan of common flies helps to get rid of the pesky invadersKey PointsThe lifespan of adult flies varies considerably depending on the species, ranging from seven to 50 days.All ...

Black flies appear in early summer and late spring, appearing dark in appearance. Learn whether they make you sick and how to protect yourself from them.

It’s probably instructive to go into “Black Flies” knowing that the title comes from insects that can smell death before we can.

WASHINGTON — It's time to kill spotted lanternflies nymphs again. People in D.C., Maryland and Virginia have started noticing the first stage of the planthopper's life cycle — early nymphs ...

What are crane flies attracted to? Crane flies are attracted to different things at different times in their life cycle. Crane fly larvae are attracted to moist soil and decaying organic matter ...