Three-day life cycle: Each fly -- no bigger than the nose of Lincoln on a penny -- lives about three days and can carry about 200 eggs. ... When the first phorid flies were released in Alabama, ...

Phorid flies are a little smaller than the fruit flies that hover over your bananas. ... Life expectancy in California still hasn’t rebounded since the pandemic. July 10, 2025.

Phorid flies, a diverse group of parasitoids, ... life cycles and impacts on ant populations highlights their potential to mitigate the ecological and economic challenges posed by invasive ants.

The state is helping farmers fight phorid flies by making $500,000 in grants available through the Chester County Conservation District. "We have been working closely with the mushroom industry ...