Phorid flies are a major nuisance ... Look for small, white phorid fly larvae or pupae, which indicate an active breeding site . It’s worth searching less obvious areas like cracks ...

In southeastern Pennsylvania, where 60 percent of U.S. mushrooms are grown, phorid flies are posing a threat to the industry, destroying up to 40 percent of the crop and invading homes. To combat the ...

Unlike sciarid flies, phorid flies prefer warmer temperatures and tend to invade mushroom houses later in the crop cycle. Their larvae—creamy-white maggots up to a quarter-inch long—feed on ...

Little wonder, as it can cause myiasis, an infestation of larvae in the body. Maggots on cheese. Image source: Getty. Flies don’t have jaws and so they can’t bite you, although they can ...

But the larvae clearly already know this, since Vila and his colleagues also identified numerous other antenna-like tentacles along their bodies, which they suggest help the baby flies communicate ...