European crane flies and leatherjacket larvae can be very destructive to your lawn and garden. ... Adult European crane flies are often confused with mosquitoes, since they look like super-sized versions of those blood-sucking insects. .... Obviously, this isn't the best solution to control European crane flies in your yard. read more
The babies die, no more parent flies. The flies won't hurt you, they're just ugly pests but it's the babies that do the lawn in. Clean up the yard, get rid of all dead leaves and branches; mow if you have to, in order to make the grass as small as you can; make sure there's no muddy water/sludge around. read more
Crane flies belong to the order Diptera, and are distant relatives to flies and mosquitoes. Regardless of their less than desirable relatives, adult crane flies don’t bite or spread diseases, although crane flies in lawn grass can be problematic. read more
Insects like crane flies are different from the normal flies and should be treated differently. The crane fly has different names like gallinippers, mosquito hawks, skeeter eaters and Mosquito eaters. read more