Biting midges feed on the blood or bodily fluids of other animals and include insects that bite humans, such as black flies, no-see-ums, punkies, and sand flies. Almost all midges lay their eggs in ...

Non-biting midges can accumulate pesticides as larvae in polluted water and retain them as adult flies (female shown above), exposing their predators to the pollutants.

Control of biting midge larvae and adults is very difficult, Purdue University agreed. The EPA and Purdue University offered ...

Arkansas researchers are testing a product commonly used to treat ticks and fleas on pets to target fly and mosquito larvae ...

They encapsulated yeast cells with the insecticide and then tested it on larvae of three species: Common house fly (Musca domestica) Asian tiger mosquito (Aedes albopictus) Biting midge ...

Experts rush to huge midge swarm TV star shares encounter with midges The tiny biting insects thrive in ... Milder west coast winters mean that more larvae survive than in the east of the country ...