This tube of pastel colors is a midge larva. Midges are small flying insects that start off their lives as larvae that live in fresh water. This tube of pastel colors is a midge larva. Midges are ...

Larvae like this one live in the water until they complete their transition to adulthood and then emerge from the water as tiny flies. This is the larva of a midge in the genus Chaoborus, pictured in ...

A scanning electron microscope image shows the 1-micron projections on the adhesive patches of a leaping gall midge larva. Researchers aren't sure yet what makes them so sticky. Disclaimer ...

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.

Hot, dry conditions could have prevented wheat midge larvae from dropping out of wheat heads during late summer. The larvae that did drop out of the head would have encountered hard, dry soils ...

Female midges often lay more than 100 eggs at a time that develop into small larvae. They live in damp habitats, such as bogs ...

The Scottish Midge Forecast/Google Milder west coast winters mean that more larvae survive than in the east of the country The coming week looks set to be wetter which, if it continues ...

Control of biting midge larvae and adults is very difficult, Purdue University agreed. The EPA and Purdue University offered these suggestions to limit bites from midges: Avoiding activity outside ...

Charles Krebs' image of a phantom midge larva, also called a glassworm, came in seventh. The muscles of the body, usually clear and colorless, are made visible by specialized illumination.

If you’ve lived in Currituck for any length of time, you have likely encountered swarms of what the locals call, “Fuzzy Bills.” These mosquito-like insects with bushy antennae are actually ...

We've all found ourselves trying to avoid the swarms of midges that are so common in late summer. But as you try to avoid them, what you may not know is that they are equally keen to avoid each other.

Seven communities throughout Orange County will be sprayed for mosquitos starting Wednesday, as illnesses borne by the bugs ...