Warmer weather is here and so are the mosquitoes. Here’s what happens when a mozzie bites and our body reacts.
Types of Insect Bites and How to Identify Them Fact checked by Nick Blackmer Knowing what stung you or bit you can help you ...
These tiny flies, also known as biting midges or sand flies, bite humans for protein-rich meals and are attracted to moist environments, like standing water. Bed bugs, on the other hand ...
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.
But physicist Andrew Reynolds from research center Rothamsted Research recently investigated swarms of the non-biting midge Chironomus riparius, and found something bizarre happening. While they ...
Skeleton weed is a serious problem which can significantly reduce grain crop yields. Together with the Department of Primary ...
also called biting midges and sand fleas, and horse flies. Like humans, these pests are likely enjoying the fall weather. “They’re common, they’re found in most wetlands and they’re ...