While local deer mortalities caused by the disease can “sometimes be noteworthy,” Barton said the EHD outbreak is “not a long-term threat” to the state’s deer populations.

Deer in West Michigan are dying in groups due to Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease, or EHD. The deer become infected when bitten by a midge fly. EHD is not uncommon and is not a concern, said Michigan ...

Coolville residents are concerned about a significant number of deer dying in the area. A representative of the Ohio ...

Bluetongue is a virus that causes illness and sometimes death in animals. The UK has had a variation of Bluetongue, BTV-8, ...

COOLVILLE — Coolville residents are concerned about a significant number of deer dying in the area. A representative of the ...

Bluetongue virus is carried by biting midges and can have a severe economic impact on rural communities.

Non-biting midges, often mistaken for mosquitoes, have emerged in Northeast Ohio. The insects hatch when water temperatures reach around 60 degrees and swarm in large groups. Midge season ...

Midges have been around eastern Baltimore County for years. When the tiny insects began appearing near Weaver’s Marine Service in Essex in 2008, owner Sam Weaver wasn’t sure of what they were ...

CLEVELAND — No, that’s not a plume of smoke rising from Lake Erie to signify the selection of the new Pope, that’s just a big cloud of bugs indicating that it’s officially midge season in ...