Non-biting midges are the tiny flies that swarm together as thick masses around lakes and streams, annoying passers-by in warm weather. But early in a midge’s life, it lives in the water. Now, ...

Getting around a) A fast-flowing alpine river in Switzerland where the midge larvae were collected. b) Selected frames from an underwater video of a larva turning to crawl against the flow. c) A view ...

Microplastics were found in Antarctica’s only native insect, highlighting how plastic pollution has spread into remote land ecosystems.

This tube of pastel colors is a midge larva. Midges are small flying insects that start off their lives as larvae that live in fresh water. This tube of pastel colors is a midge larva. Midges are ...

Another invasive species has been discovered for the first time in Pennsylvania. The swede midge – a tiny, 1/16th inch long fly native to Europe and Asia – was found July 16 on broccoli on a Bradford ...

FARGO - Soil samples in North Dakota indicate lower levels of overwintering wheat midge larvae (cocoons) for the 2012 season. "With only 12 percent of the samples statewide being moderate to high risk ...

While Michiganders dread the coming of mosquito and black fly seasons, midge and mayfly seasons are merely annoyances of spring — as the keepers of the White Shoal Lighthouse in Lake Michigan ...

If you've spent some time on the Milwaukee lakefront recently, you've likely found yourself waving off swarms of tiny flies. Every spring, clouds of midge flies, or lake flies, take over the lakefront ...

Robert Frost derided the idea that good fences make good neighbors. But Emily McDermott is investigating what hinders neighborliness among bloodsuckers. McDermott, assistant professor of entomology ...

Midges rule the local water for the next few months. Sporadic hatches of Blue-Winged Olives (BWOs) may appear, but the mainstay for repeatable success rides on the smallest nymphs in your fly box. If ...