Leatherjackets are the grubs or larvae of crane-flies (Tipula species) better known by their common ... Where plants are close together, as in lawns, bare patches can result. You'll often notice birds ...

While yellow patches in your lawn can sometimes just be down to natural causes like shade blocking light or possibly, cats, ...

Leather jackets are the larvae of the crane fly, which resembles an overgrown ... Leather jackets hatch in fall and dine for three months on your lawn. Signs that these creatures are busy in ...

Crane fly larvae gorge themselves on grass, decaying wood, seedlings, and other vegetation until they are ready to transform into an adult. By the time the fly emerges as an adult, it has enough ...

It’s that time of year – the first full week of cool temperatures prompts insects, spiders, and wildlife to look for warmer, more comfortable places to spend their days and ...

A video shared by Carlow's Weather's Alan O'Reilly on Instagram shows lots of leatherjackets invading a garden in Wicklow and doing serious damage. Leatherjackets are the larvae of crane flies and ...

Syntretus perlmani lays its eggs in the bodies of living, adult fruit flies instead of larvae or pupae. The wasp larvae then burst out of the fly’s abdomen, killing it. The process is detailed ...