No, you’re not imagining those 10-foot-high insect clouds hovering near Lake Michigan, each teeming with thousands of mosquito look-alikes. Chicago, we’ve got midges. They don’t bite, they don’t harm ...

As summer arrives, many people are escaping to the remote and tranquil corners of the UK for their holidays. However, in certain parts of the country, your peaceful retreat often comes with a familiar ...

It’s almost impossible to imagine a world without chocolate. Yet cacao trees, which are the source of chocolate, are vulnerable. I am a passionate chocolate lover and an entomologist who studies cacao ...

If you live near a lake or pond, those black winged bugs in thick swarms by the thousands or in masses on shrubs or the side of your house are not mosquitoes. They are more likely what are called ...

Swarms of Midges Are Bugging a Tuscan Beach Town, Which Wants an Emergency Declared to Help ROME (AP) — Residents of the Tuscany beach enclave of Orbetello are seeking a state of emergency declaration ...

Antarctica is known for being a rather inhospitable place, what with its extreme cold, violent winds, and low levels of water – it is technically a desert. Much of continent also sits at high altitude ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - The first few have already sprung from Lake Erie. Downtown Cleveland resident Pete Marek spotted this one on his window. Members of 19 News’ staff have seen them dotting the ...

This frame grab taken from an undated video released by the Orbetello Fishermen's Cooperative on Thursday, March 20, 2025, shows a swarm of midges in the lagoon area near Orbetello, central Italy.