Turn on a light outside at night, and it won't be long before a bevy of insects start careening wildly around it, apparently drawn in "like a moth to a flame," as the saying goes. Now, in a series of ...

Most people think of moths as small insects fluttering across porch lights, but some species greatly challenge that image.

WASHINGTON -- Like a moth to flame, many scientists and poets have long assumed that flying insects were simply, inexorably drawn to bright lights. But that's not exactly what's going on, a new study ...

It's all about "the birds and the bees." And now, "the silkworm moths and the fruit flies." A chemical ecologist and a genetics researcher at the University of California, Davis, have joined forces to ...

When you think of flowers being pollinated, you likely picture a bee or butterfly doing the work. But many different insects also visit flowers and help plants reproduce, including flies, wasps, ...

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 ...

Moths tend to zig when we think they’re going to zag. To the naked eye the navigation habits of a moth can appear dizzying, but a team of researchers say these insects can help improve the flight ...

PHOENIX, AZ (KTVK, KPHO) — On Arizona’s Weather Authority Facebook page, we keep getting the same question from viewers all over the Valley. People want to know: why are there so many flies and moths ...

PHOENIX, AZ (KTVK, KPHO) — On Arizona’s Weather Authority Facebook page, we keep getting the same question from viewers all over the Valley. People want to know: why are there so many flies and moths ...