The stable fly (Stomoxys calcitrans) is abundantly found worldwide and resembles the common housefly. The biggest difference is that the stable fly has a bayonet-like proboscis for blood sucking.

Stable flies tormented Thomas Jefferson while he wrote the Declaration of Independence, history tells us. These bloodsucking pests are the scourge of beachgoers in Florida and recreational boaters in ...

Stable flies (Stomoxys calcitrans) are cold-blooded pests. They feed on the blood of their hosts, which include cattle, camels, horses, dogs and humans. During their feeding they can mechanically ...

Anyone who's ever set foot on a farm has most likely encountered the plaguelike presence of Stomoxys calcitrans--otherwise known as stable flies. These pests are both an annoyance and a health risk ...

Costa Rica’s position as the world’s largest producer of pineapple brings with it a parallel problem for the country’s livestock and dairy industry. Its pineapple processing plants are surrounded by ...

A group of Costa Rican experts has demonstrated that using a tiny wasp and nuclear technology can control the stable fly, a pest that is causing losses to pineapple producers and cattle breeders in ...

Researchers hope to use an agricultural pest's genetic code against it to prevent billions of dollars in annual farm losses in the United States. Researchers hope to use an agricultural pest's genetic ...

Livestock producers in Western Australia are losing millions of dollars each year due to stable fly bites. Stable flies are small biting pests that breed in rotting vegetation, they bite stock as they ...

A visit to one of Toronto's waterfront areas might come with a nasty insect bite as reports of run-ins with stable flies seem to be on the rise. The stable fly (Stomoxys calcitrans), looks like a ...

Stable flies (Stomoxys calcitrans) are cold-blooded pests. They feed on the blood of their hosts, which include cattle, camels, horses, dogs and humans. During their feeding they can mechanically ...

Female stable flies make careful choices about where to lay their eggs. Cosmin Manci/Shutterstock They are found in most countries around the world, and are particularly common where their livestock ...