Whether you call them crane flies or "skeeter" hawks, the spindly-legged flying insect is an annoyance to humans and a plaything for pets every spring. Crane flies begin to emerge from grassy areas ...

Fact: crane fly eggs hatch in a week and larvae remain in the soil through autumn and winter.

Answer: The insects are crane flies, from the family Tipulidae (crane flies) in the order Diptera (flies). No, crane flies do not kill mosquitoes, unless you count the mosquito larvae some flies eat ...

I found a dead crane fly on my dining room window sill yesterday. Then I looked up and saw a live one. Later, I found another live one on the kitchen wall. Aieee! Crane fly infestation. The solution: ...