The surefire way to know whether it’s a sweat bee or a corn fly buzzing around is if it stings. The halictid bee stings, but the corn fly, also called a hover fly, does not. “They’re mimics of bees, ...

Researchers have been hard at work lately trying to better understand plants and the intricacies involved in growing them. Researchers at Penn State University’s Fruit Research and Extension Center in ...