Mayfly swarms are a gift for many insect-eating birds, including eastern kingbirds and tree swallows. They also provide sustenance for fish, spiders, beetles, dragonflies, and even squirrels.

BUDAPEST (Reuters) -Mayflies on the river Danube in Budapest are swarming earlier and in greater numbers than usual this year ...

The name of mayfly first appears in the “Epic of Gilgamesh,” a tale of the life of a Babylonian ruler written around 2000 B.C. on clay tablets.

Since 2012, mayfly populations have declined by more than 50 percent throughout the northern Mississippi and Lake Erie, likely due to pollution and algal blooms, according to a study published ...

Dundee is preparing to host its 24th annual Mayfly Music Festival Friday and Saturday, June 20 and 21, in Wolverine Park on the banks of the River Raisin in the city's downtown.

The World’s Oldest Winged Insect Is in Trouble. How Frightened Should We Be? Mayflies are among nature’s best environmental sentinels — and their current message to us is grim ...

The weekend’s events in Russia seem an almost surreal interruption to the long slog of conflict unfolding in neighboring Ukraine. Yevgeny Prigozhin’s challenge to the Russian state erupted and ...

Up and down the river, the mayfly hatch has been a problem. About 80 miles upriver from here, police in Trenton, Wis., say mayflies may have triggered a three-vehicle crash Sunday.

Amidst the showers and storms tonight, a mayfly hatch was spotted on radar along the Mississippi River! 👀 We feel a combination of "COOL!" and "YUCK!" ...