A crane fly is a large insect with a short lifespan. The immature larvae can eat up your lawn, but they’re generally not considered a pest. There are a few simple ways to get rid of them. What ...

Aerating your lawn can help improve soil drainage and reduce moisture levels, making it less hospitable for crane fly larvae. What is a homemade crane fly repellent? There's no specific homemade ...

Spring is prime time for crane flies, also called mosquito hawks. Here's what attracts them to your yard, what they eat and whether they're harmful.

In fall and spring, especially when there is heavy rainfall, crane flies lay eggs in damp fields and lawns near wooded areas. Crane fly larvae can eat grass crowns and roots but are harmless when ...

A crane fly lands on an Owl's Clover (Orthocarpus densiflorus), April 25, 2023 at Carrizo Plain National Monument during the "Superbloom" wildflower explosion, near Santa Margarita, California.

Leatherjackets are the grubs or larvae of crane-flies (Tipula species) better known by their common name, daddylong-legs. They have long thin legs, narrow bodies and slender wings. Although several ...

Name: Tipula oleracea and Tipula paludosa. Alias: Common crane fly, European crane fly, mosquito hawk, or skeeter eater. Although crane flies have the title of “mosquito hawk” none of them ...

During this time as larvae, crane flies are important for recycling and decomposition — they eat leaves, ... and become a bit of a pest to someone trying to maintain a perfect lawn.

If you're unfamiliar with them, leatherjackets are the gray, legless larvae of crane flies, or daddy-longlegs. They feed on the roots of grasses and other plants, but also consume organic matter ...

Crane flies, which look like ... can trigger crane fly larvae activity causing a bumper crop of adults." ... Overwatering your lawn can also fuel their numbers, so avoid doing that.

Crane flies begin to emerge from grassy areas around this time of year, and can be seen throughout the Oklahoma City area. You might have seen them in your yard, or they might have snuck into the ...