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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

A new stable fly trap, now on the market, catches more flies than the standard trap, according to a recent Agricultural Research Service (ARS) study. The Knight Stick trap is highly attractive to ...

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 ...

Hikers beware: Upper Peninsula bugs are out to bite. Biting flies have been swarming northern Michigan in numbers that even locals say they haven't seen before. However, what some might not realize is ...

MUNISING, MICH. -- Hikers, take heed: Stable fly season is back at Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore. These biting flies have returned to the picturesque park in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, and ...

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 ...