About 90% of flowering plants rely on animals to transfer their pollen and optimize reproduction, making pollination one of ...

It is commonly accepted that insects could possibly be a mechanical vector for transferring pathogens. Especially now larvae ...

Learn how this midge has a unique strategy for surviving what most organisms couldn’t.

There are occasional reports from anglers of catching sturgeon approaching 60 inches in length. Some reports indicate that ...

For streams and rivers that experience high, off-colored water, catching the clear water when the ice recedes is prime time ...

Many have wished for those pesky flies to just disappear, but the truth of what their extinction would do to Earth's ...

Sea lice bites are an itchy rash caused by jellyfish larvae that get trapped in swimsuits after swimming in the ocean. The larvae release toxins that trigger irritation, redness, and welts on the skin ...

PR ESS RELEASE FROM THE ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT  Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands – Tuesday, 18 2025: The Turks and Caicos Islands have been experiencing an increase in non-biting ...

The arctic temperatures seen in the Cody region in the past several weeks have fled the area. The next few weeks are forecast ...

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 deadly ...

From the earliest spellings (e.g. Muggehala 1182) toponymists believe Monkhall originally meant 'nook infested by midges' from the Old English mycg/midge and halh/nook. That suggests that it was ...