There’s a bug invasion along the lakefront. An annual event this time of year, as aquatic insects emerge from the lake. They’re called midges. Some call them lake flies.

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. Learn more. 1. 2. 3. Hide Annotations. Get a closer view of ...

What am I looking at?This is the larva of a midge in the genus Chaoborus, pictured in mid-metamorphosis under polarized light. The colors you see are body parts ... Larvae like this one live in the ...

Midge eggs spend much of the summer, fall and winter developing in the sediment at the bottom of the lake. In the spring, they finally hatch as larvae and develop in the mud for several more weeks.

Residents of the Tuscan beach enclave of Orbetello are seeking a state of emergency declaration to help combat an invasion of midges that are keeping people indoors and threatening businesses ...

Swarms of bugs have taken over an area of Tuscany, Italy, as officials work to combat the infestation ahead of the busy tourist season. Midges have overwhelmed the beachy enclave of Orbetello, the ...

Although midges may be a bit of an annoyance at times, they are vital to the ecosystem. Weather. Maps. News ... The eggs will fall down, and the larvae will hatch at some point.

Swarms of midges are bugging a Tuscan beach town, which wants an emergency declared to help March 20, 2025 at 12:10 pm Updated March 20, 2025 at 12:56 pm By ...

This frame grab showing a swarm of midges was taken from an undated video released by the Orbetello Fishermen's Cooperative on Thursday. Orbetello Fishermen 's Cooperati/AP Rome AP — ...

This frame grab showing a swarm of midges was taken from an undated video released by the Orbetello Fishermen's Cooperative on Thursday. Orbetello Fishermen 's Cooperati/AP Rome AP — ...