A: The short answer is that these small black bugs in the house that aren’t fruit flies could be a number of different types of insects, from gnats to ants to flies. While gnat bugs are technically a ...

Avoiding tiny flies and gnats in the summer can be tricky—even insect repellent isn't always helpful, experts said. Fact checked by Nick Blackmer You’re enjoying a relaxing walk or outdoor meal when ...

Many plants and crops rely on insects to pollinate them so they can reproduce. A new study has shown that several flowering plants from the group Euonymus are pollinated by fungus gnats, a dipteran ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Everyone already knows that gnats are a nuisance. After talking to Emma Grace Crumbley, an entomologist ...

If your apartment is plagued by tiny floating black bugs, you are likely dealing with gnats. These pesky unwanted new visitors can be an annoying problem to have, but luckily there are a few ways to ...

Think about the most annoying flying insect in Florida and most might say mosquitoes. But lately it's a much smaller pestering nuisance, the eye gnat.

A study in Costa Rica has big implications for extinction and conservation.

A swarm of flying insects annoyed a crowd of music lovers at the AFRAM music festival in Baltimore in June. Many in the crowd described the insects as gnats, not mosquitoes. Mosquitoes do not swarm in ...

Nick Blackmer is a librarian, fact-checker, and researcher with more than 20 years of experience in consumer-facing health and wellness content. You’re enjoying a relaxing walk or outdoor meal when ...