A Texas Standard listener wanted to know more about hover flies – also sometimes called flower flies or syrphid flies because they’re in the family Syrphidae – particularly why they buzz like a bee.

Fungus gnats are small black flies, also known as sciarid flies, mushroom flies and mycetophilids. They are a very common pest, especially when plants are grown in pots of soil-free compost. In fact, ...

Keep in mind that rare conditions also can follow an insect bite. Fleas can carry typhus and plague, and deer flies can carry anthrax in North America. Mosquito bites and bee stings are common ...

Learn More Your lovable furball might not be as innocent as you think. Over 4.5 million dog bite cases occur annually in the U.S., with about 20% requiring medical attention. Some breeds, even the ...

As I dealt with the physical pain and discomfort from the Irish wolfhound's bite, I questioned my future. This trauma became my focus. I felt alone. With a few days off to heal, being away from ...

Wash the area of the bite well with soap and water and apply an antiseptic lotion or cream. Call your healthcare provider to find out about follow-up care. Bees, wasps, yellow jackets, and hornets ...

Did you watch A Bite to Eat with Alice ... Alice wanted to get Australian actress Pia Miranda back to cooking with cream with this comforting pasta recipe.

According to the study, these flies feed on the blood of livestock such as sheep, goats, and cattle, as well as wild animals like deer ... identified are known to bite humans, although no human ...

It took doctors a long time, however, to figure out the unlikely cause: alpha-gal syndrome, also known as red meat allergy, which Wallace probably got from lone star tick bites in her backyard in ...

one evening before bed. The bite left a small puncture wound below my left thumb, and it stung as I washed it and slathered it in antibiotic ointment. I was sure I’d be fine, so the next ...

By copying the structure of a fly's eyes, the specs are claimed to "fill in" the missing section of the wearer's view of the world. Macular degeneration is one of the leading causes of blindness ...

one evening before bed. The bite left a small puncture wound below my left thumb, and it stung as I washed it and slathered it in antibiotic ointment. (My pride stung, too; animals usually love me.) ...