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, ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- It’s midge season in Northeast Ohio, when each spring the small, plumed flies emerge to swarm on the shores of Lake Erie. Last year, Cleveland Metroparks naturalists spotted the ...

This multicolored monster is the larva of a small fly in the midst of transforming into an adult. Larvae like this one live in the water until they complete their transition to adulthood and then ...

Soil samples in North Dakota indicate increasing levels of overwintering wheat midge larvae (cocoons) in localized areas for the 2014 season, according to Janet Knodel, North Dakota State University ...

If you've gone out for a walk or run on the paths near Milwaukee's Lake Michigan beaches in the past few weeks, it was likely interrupted by swarms of tiny, black insects. Often mistaken for ...

They’re back! Ontario’s annual midge invasion is underway, spreading out in thick swarms that cover everything from trees and rocks to the sides of homes along the lakeshores. Midges—also known as ...