Peak black fly season has passed in Michigan which is typically around mid-May through mid-June, but they continue to bite ...

Usually, a black fly will have to bite you many times for the infection to take hold and cause onchocerciasis. The larvae then grow and multiply inside small bumps on the skin to stay away from ...

Keep pets away from streams during peak black fly season, and make sure they’re up-to-date on topical repellants for biting ...

Some black fly species also carry serious diseases, such as leucocytozoonosis, a condition found in chickens, ducks, geese, and turkeys. There are six species of black flies in North America that ...

The Nation Newspaper Fighting black fly. More than 99 per cent of people with river blindness, also called onchocerciasis, live in 31 African countries, according to the World Health Organisation ...

Black flies are small, gnat-like insects that swarm and bite, causing itchy welts. Peak black fly season in Michigan is mid-May to mid-June, primarily in the Upper Peninsula and northern Lower ...

HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has started its annual black fly suppression program, monitoring and treating 48 rivers and streams spanning more than ...