Greenhead flies typically emerge from eggs inside salt marshes at the end of June, which is prime time for beachgoers.

Horseflies depend on blood for reproduction. Discover horsefly behavior and how to prevent bites effectively.

With temperatures soaring over the past few weeks, many of us have been spending more time outdoors, making the most of the ...

Larger than common flies, horseflies grow up to an inch long. While some of the visual feeders, which are attracted to motion, are all black, many have colored patterns on their abdomen and wings ...

Texans wary from wet weather across the state this year may soon have another phenomenon on the rise to worry about as a result. Populations of horseflies—which can deliver a painful bite—are ...

Deer flies, sometimes grouped with horseflies or moose flies, are small flying insects with painful bites found all over the world. This kind of fly is persistent and leaves behind annoying, itchy ...

Veeder: Horses, horseflies and our 'redneck' above-ground pool "Coming Home" columnist Jessie Veeder shares stories from beside her family's pool as well as a recent misadventure at Lake Sakakawea.

DRACULA horseflies with ‘excruciating’ bites are on the rise as temperatures soar in Scotland. The flying vampire bugs can ...

These bigger-than-average flying insects that stab you with knife-like mouthparts that are painful but not venomous, are horseflies.

"Dracula" horseflies - which are immune to most insect repellents and can bite through clothes - are set to plague the UK this summer.

A couple years ago, I shared an elegant study about the reasons that zebras are striped (more here). In short, that study found that horseflies (tabanids) and the deadly diseases they transmit ...

SUNBATHERS soaking up Britain’s summer are being warned about swarms of “Dracula” horseflies which not only tear flesh but also fend off repellents. A blend of hot weather and dow… ...