Seeing more swarms of flies than usual? You're likely not alone. Midges, a common tiny fly species, emerged from Lake Erie ...

Midges rise out of the Great Lakes each spring as water temperatures warm. Millions descended upon a Lake Michigan lighthouse this week.

And once above water, the adult midge flies can be food for birds, bats and other vertebrate. Midges are harmless to humans. They cannot bite or sting, and there is no benefit to attempting to ...

This year, the county has seen an “unprecedented infestation” of the tiny flying pests, County Executive Kathy Klausmeier ...

While there are different varieties of midges – some that bite and some that do not ... After they mate, the female midges fly back to the water to lay the eggs. Midges spend a majority ...

The midges are back, and they’re worse than ever. The tiny flies that have terrorized marina owners on the Back River for two ...

The non-biting flies are a nuisance to humans but serve as a food source for fish and birds. Midge flies are most active in April and May. The White Shoal Lighthouse, known for its candy-cane ...