It’s pretty addictive.” Carp love this hodge-podge version of a crawdad, according to angler Blake Jackson. (Dustin Bleizeffer/WyoFile) He clamps a stout, size-8 hook in the vise and wraps the shank ...

Using unconventional methods, the researchers showed just how good birds are at distinguishing wasp mimics from the real ...

Anglers miss so much of what is happening under water. We spend a lot of time trying to hide things like split shot and ...

Soybean gall midge larvae typically infest soybean plants at the V2 growth stage or later, when cracks begin to develop in soybean stems, providing an entry point for females to lay eggs.

ELK RIVER, Minn. — Midge flies have taken over the Elk River Wastewater Treatment Plant. “They’re in our vehicles, they’re in our equipment, they’re in our air handling system,” said ...

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.

The larvae are a valuable food source for fish and other aquatic organisms in the water. And once above water, the adult midge flies can be food for birds, bats and other vertebrate.

Crane fly larvae and soil health Being among the least studied insects, many aspects of the crane fly morphology and biology remain relatively unknown and undescribed. They prefer moist, humid ...

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 ...

Live larvae that were intercepted earlier this year at the Detroit Metro Airport were confirmed to be a rare and "potentially destructive" fruit fly Thursday.

The four stages of a midge’s life cycle are egg, larva, pupa, and adult. The larvae are long (relatively speaking) and thin, while the adults are spindly and look much like mosquitoes.

Most articles about midges are about how to avoid or kill them. But I am here to tell you why you should appreciate them. For all insects, no matter how annoying they are, have a useful purpose. First ...