Tiny flies can transform minor mouth sores into a serious condition known as oral myiasis. This rare occurrence begins when flies lay eggs in open wounds, leading to larvae feeding on damaged tissue.

December 12 - Free-agent forward Midge Purce will return to Gotham FC on a one-year deal through 2026 after winning her second NWSL championship with the club this past season. Purce, 30, helped ...

GOTHAM FC FORWARD Margaret “Midge” Purce—the two-time National Women’s Soccer League champion, entrepreneur, and activist—has the same 24 hours in a day as everyone else. She swears. “I scroll a lot ...

Midge Purce of NJ/NY Gotham FC celebrates during the NWSL 2025 Champions Parade on Nov. 24 in New York City. Ira L. Black / Getty Images Fresh off her second NWSL Championship with the club, ...

To survive the bitter cold, Antarctica’s native residents adorn themselves with thick layers of fat and fur. A non-biting midge, on the other hand, has only a soft shell to shield itself—but that ...

Fly fishers preparing for winter angling need to concentrate on the main food source for trout in the cold which is midges. An extreme focus on midges is all that is necessary during the frigid months ...

It’s rare that a single fly pattern can work every day and in every situation on a western trout stream, but I’d argue that Rim Chung’s RS2 Emerger comes pretty darn close. Rim’s personally tied RS2s ...

CLEVELAND — They're back, and they're everywhere. A fresh swarm of midges has descended on Northeast Ohio this week, coating cars, windows, buildings, and anything else in their path. The tiny, ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — The midges are back — again. A fresh wave of the tiny, non-biting insects has swarmed parts of Northeast Ohio this week, creating a rare sight for mid-October. But while the sudden ...

A viral disease transmitted by midges that can kill Michigan white-tailed deer has been reported in southern Michigan, according to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. Epizootic hemorrhagic ...