Warmer weather has brought in new concerns about midges, ticks and much-distained spotted lanternflies. Here’s what to know about possible health hazards, environmental threats and impacts to… ...

Midges, the tiny fly species commonly arriving in the late spring and early summer, have emerged in Northeast Ohio. The insects spend most of their lives underwater before hatching when water ...

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.

Midges lead a largely unremarkable four-part life cycle. Most of it as eggs and larvae. During the spring, mature midges emerge from the lake; males form swarms and females fly in to reproduce.

And you'll get all kinds of larvae in the water, which are really important for our ecosystem.” You don't need to worry about putting bug repellent on if you encounter a midge swarm, they do not ...

Guidotti adds that the midges that we're seeing right now emerging from Lake Ontario are non-biting, harmless midges and play an important role in the ecosystem. “When they begin life as larvae, the ...

They're back, and as always, they're as annoying as ever. Toronto's infamous midges have officially returned in swarms for 2025, and if you've been near the lake or tried to enjoy a peaceful park ...

Fishermen say the swarms began about three weeks ago and blame a 2024 mass die-off of juvenile fish, known as fry, that are the main predators of midge larvae. Similar invasions have occurred in ...

The Antarctic midge larvae usually grow to their second instar by the first winter and undergo quiescence so that they can quickly resume development at any moment when it suddenly becomes warmer.