A map shows where in Scotland people are most likely to be swarmed by midges. With summer kicking off, the peak of midge season is just beginning. Midges are small flying insects, usually with a ...

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There are many things to love about summer in Scotland, from the music festivals to the evenings spent in beer gardens under the late night sun. However, one thing about the season that is decidedly ...

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Midges, tiny flying insects often mistaken for mosquitoes, are a common nuisance in many parts of the world, especially near bodies of water. These minuscule pests, while generally harmless, can cause ...

A man in Scotland was given a nasty surprise on his July 27 hike, when he was swarmed by a tornado of midges. Colin Ibbotson, 48, took to Twitter that day and posted a video of the terrifying cloud of ...

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CLEVELAND, Ohio --We wanted the answer to which is worse; midges or mayflies? We all survive the midge hoard which seemed to die off last week and now it's time to get ready for the mayfly season ...

CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) - Mayfly or midge? You hear these terms all the time living in northern Ohio, especially along the lakeshore. Midges hatched along the Lake Erie shore Sunday night, are smaller ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Just in time to greet the 17-year cicadas, midges have arrived in the Cleveland area. Their relatives, the mayflies, will be right behind them. Unlike the cicadas, Clevelanders are ...

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 ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- It’s midge season in Northeast Ohio, when each spring the small, plumed flies emerge to swarm on the shores of Lake Erie. Last year, Cleveland Metroparks naturalists spotted the ...