Biting fly traps tend to be blue, because decades of field research has shown that such flies find this color especially attractive. But it's never been clear why these flies find blue to be so ...

A small international team of life scientists has discovered why biting flies are attracted to things that are blue. In their study, reported in Proceedings of the Royal Society B, the group used an ...

Beccy holds a PhD in Biological Science, a Master’s in Molecular Biology of Parasites and Disease Vectors, and a Bachelor’s in Human Biology and Forensic Science. Beccy holds a PhD in Biological ...

Flies which feast on blood – such as tsetse and horse flies – inflict painful bites and spread debilitating diseases among people and animals alike. So a lot of work has gone into designing the most ...