When describing a fly, many people think of the ubiquitous house fly (Musca domestica); whereas, some biologists might envision the fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster). Both are good examples of ...

Q: I keep seeing small black flying bugs in my house but they’re not fruit flies. What type of bug could they be, and how do I get rid of them? A: The short answer is that these small black bugs in ...

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While the brood emergence of the long-awaited cicadas is grabbing news headlines, folks living along the shores of Lake Winnebago and the banks of the Mississippi River in western Wisconsin are ...