Tipula paludosa, which is also known as the true crane fly or European crane fly. A Washington State University Extension expert says farmers need to avoid a case of mistaken identity. What wheat ...

When you see a large, skinny winged insects buzzing around your property, it’s easy to assume your home has been invaded by oversized mosquitoes. But if you look a bit closer, you might actually be ...

The European crane fly earned a bad reputation for destroying lawns after it came across the border from Canada in the mid-1960s. The larvae of the insect sometimes called leatherjackets live in the ...

Crane flies, we’ve all seen them awkwardly bumping into walls, ceilings and windows, gathered around porch lights or stuck to your window screens. In our area, they commonly known as mosquito hawks or ...

There are relatively few insects that are active as adults in the late fall and winter months, but one of those groups is winter crane flies. There are a number of species of winter crane flies in ...

GREENVILLE, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - No, they’re not giant mosquitoes. But you may be seeing more of them as crane fly season begins in South Carolina. In fall and spring, especially when there is heavy ...

While mosquitoes are known to be dangerous to humans because they suck human blood and pass on dangerous diseases in doing so, crane flies, on the other hand, are safe for humans but can be harmful to ...

It seems as if a lot of people have been seeing more crane flies than usual this year. Crane flies, which are also referred to as mosquito hawks and mosquito eaters, are a fly species native to ...

INDIANAPOLIS — It's that time of year where the creepy crawlies try to invite themselves into our homes. One bug in particular, looks like a giant mosquito and has recently come in abundance this fall ...

Mosquitoes are a natural part of summer. Luckily, in Colorado, we have fewer mosquitoes than many areas of the country. One of the luxuries of living in Durango is the ability to sit outside in the ...