Biting midges from the Ceratopogonidae family and gall midges from the Cecidomyiidae family are among the most important known cacao pollinators worldwide. The majority of cacao trees are what are ...

Not many musicians have pulled it off, but Midge Ure has. He’s not only one of the pioneers of electro or synthesiser rock, but he’s probably the godfather of it all. From the haunting ...

Across the South Pole’s frozen expanse, there lives only one purely terrestrial animal: a tiny insect called the Antarctic midge. This flightless creature, just 0.2 inches long, has eked out an ...

Sarah Burris is a long-time veteran of political campaigns, having worked as a fundraiser and media director across the United States. She transitioned into reporting while working for Rock the ...

A gall is an abnormal growth or swelling of a plant caused by hormones released from insects, mites, bacteria, or nematodes. They can appear on any part of the plant with vast variation in morphology, ...

A horror virus spread by midges wiped out 92 newborn lambs on an Ayrshire farm, it’s emerged. Dundonald farmer Michael Goldie saw nearly two-thirds of his 152 lambs killed last month by the ...

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Hollywood actress Jessica Lange has spoken fondly of her time filming epic historical drama Rob Roy in Scotland - despite being bitten by midges. The 75-year-old star, who played Mary MacGregor ...

Antarctica’s only native insect, the Antarctic midge, has finally given up some of its tightly held survival secrets, thanks to a new study by researchers at Osaka Metropolitan University. Researchers ...