The SRHD recommends wearing light-colored clothing and long pants and sleeves to help avoid gnat bites by covering skin and keeping cool, as the heat absorption of darker colors tends to attract more ...

Discover effective ways to keep biting flies away with our comprehensive guide. Learn about preventive measures, natural and ...

Some black flies inflict a painful and itchy bite that we'd rather not encounter, while others can transmit disease to pets ...

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection has begun its annual Black Fly Suppression Program. Black flies are ...

"It can look a lot like a bad mosquito bite." Again, the other symptoms you might experience depend on the type of fly that bit you. For instance, if someone is constantly exposed to black flies ...

Black flies also have a vicious bite. The flies can hurt you if they appear en masse. Some flies can also trigger allergic reactions from the saliva in their bite. These flies mostly typically ...

The Maryland Department of Agriculture is ramping up its black fly control program, especially in Washington County.

For a spider bite - other than one by a black widow, common sense measures are appropriate. Wash the area with antiseptic soap and water, and keep it clean. If the wound gets worse, or if you ...

The whippy action of a nimble fly rod makes anglers think they've got a tiger by the tail when it may only be a dink at the end of... Flip Putthoff is a staff photographer and outdoors reporter.

The summer before was perhaps the worst for black-fly season that I had ever seen ... While you may diminish the number of mosquito bites you get by booking your trip during this time, you ...

Some types of mosquitoes bite during the day ... where they develop into adults. Black flies are tiny, about 1/8 inch long with humped backs, a shiny body, and compact antennae that allows ...