After a cold winter, rising temps trigger the emergence of a perennial Lowcountry nuisances: the no-see-um or sand gnat.

About 90% of flowering plants rely on animals to transfer their pollen and optimize reproduction, making pollination one of ...

I like to fish dry flies. It’s not that I dislike nymph fishing, but there’s something truly special about watching a trout rise to your fly. There are, however ...

However, that blissful feeling can quickly turn sour when pesky midges or other flies decide to join the party. Before you ...

Across the South Pole’s frozen expanse, there lives only one purely terrestrial animal: a tiny insect called the Antarctic midge. This flightless creature, just 0.2 inches long, has eked out an ...

Fly fishers have a lot of learning to do when it comes to all of the insects that tempt a trout. Of the four main insect groups — midges, caddis flies, mayflies and stoneflies — it is the stoneflies ...

A bite from a female fly in the family Ceratopogonidae (biting midges) can be painful and irritating, but chocolate-lovers should consider being more forgiving. Midges are almost alone in their ...