Survey
results for 2006 now available! Since 2001, crane flys have not
been a problem in the Whatcom County Watershed!
Did
you know??? That crane fly problems are much less common than they
used to be?
The
newly introduced common crane fly, Tipula oleraceae, is flying
now. Entomologists are watching it closely to determine its pest potential.
Read more about this new crane fly.
Washington
State Department of Agriculture Exotic Pest Survey provides a great summary of crane flies in Washington State
and their potential environmental impacts.
Biology
of the European crane fly, Tipula paludosa Meigan in Western Washington
(Tipula: Diptera) by D.M. Jackson and R.L. Campbell 1975. Now available
in .pdf (6.89 MB)