Midges spend a majority of their lifecycle as larvae in sediment at the bottom of the aquatic habitat before turning into ...

Seeing more swarms of flies than usual? You're likely not alone. Midges, a common tiny fly species, emerged from Lake Erie ...

Springtime in Northeast Ohio means sunshine, baseball — and midges in your face. That’s right. The midges have made their 2025 debut. The first wave seemed to surface around May 17, and now they’re ...

Wherever mayflies thrive in good numbers, yellow perch and other fish regularly consume the larva from the mud.

Midges hatch out of Lake Erie in late spring and also late summer/early fall. The little mosquito-looking bugs can be quite ...

Mayflies, also known as Canadian sailors, and midges, which are sometimes mistaken for mosquitoes, can form annoying swarms.

Midge larvae live in the benthic region of a water body, feeding (in many different ways, depending on the species) before entering a short pupal stage. When ready to hatch, the pupa swim to the ...

CLEVELAND (WJW) — You probably already noticed, but the midges are back in Northeast Ohio. Hatching out of Lake Erie in late spring and also late summer/early fall, the little mosquito-looking ...

The White Shoal Light Station, the most isolated light house on Lake Michigan, is swarming with millions of midges. The small black flies are hatching, flying and then dying in swarms each day ...

When Lake Erie's temperature reaches about 60 degrees, the midges hatch in swarms in order to mate and reproduce. After they mate, the female midges fly back to the water to lay the eggs.

Non-biting midges, often mistaken for mosquitoes, have emerged in Northeast Ohio. The insects hatch when water temperatures reach around 60 degrees and swarm in large groups. Midge season ...