The U.S. Department of Agriculture works to neutralize -- again -- the flesh-eating larva of the New World Screwworm fly.

Mosquitoes and crane flies are often confused with one another because they look similar at first glance, and they live in comparable habitats. However, the truth is that they are two completely ...

Their menu includes, Leatherjackets (crane fly larvae), Chafer grubs and Weevils, caterpillars, fly larvae, thrips and other turf-damaging insects. Once introduced to the soil, nematodes actively seek ...

"Lawn grubs, for example, might be the larvae of Japanese beetles, June bugs, Southern masked chafer, or Crane fly larvae," Harlow-Ellis says. Lawn grubs are white and C-shaped, about 1/2-inch long.

Before they emerge from the ground, crane fly larvae (sometimes called leatherjackets) munch on things like plant roots. In this phase of their development, they help with the removal of ...

What do crane flies eat? Adult crane flies don't eat anything. Their short lifespan is spent trying to find a mate, according to the Missouri Department of Conservation. Before they emerge from the ...

Mosquito hawks larva and adults are also food for other animals and insects like spiders, fish, frogs, toads and birds (alamogordonews.com). Look, mosquito hawks, crane flies, skeeter eater, whatever ...

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 ...

Crane flies are giant insects that look like mosquitoes. Learn more about health risks, what to do if you have them, and more.

The damage to the course occurs when wildlife, including crows, dig holes to feed on leatherjackets, the larvae of crane flies.