These tiny phorid flies, often mistaken for drain flies or black fruit flies, can become a significant nuisance quickly due to their fast reproduction rate. Although the phorid fly life cycle is ...

You expect pests outdoors, but not in your home. Experts share tips for how to identify and get rid of the most common types ...

From fruit flies and drain flies to fungus gnats and buffalo ... An adult fruit fly usually lives around 40 to 50 days, according to Orkin. Phorid flies live for approximately eight to 14 days ...

Phorid flies have been a problem on mushroom farms since the 1940s, and for decades farmers used a pesticide called diazinon to eliminate them from their crops, according to Michael Wolfin ...