Black flies are very tiny, blood-sucking flies in the insect family Simuliidae. Contrary to their name, black flies may be ...

while gnats are typically smaller, measuring at about an eighth of an inch, said Faulkner. Fruit flies and drain flies also tend to range between tan and black, and drain flies have hairy-looking ...

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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 1,800 miles. “As ...

Buffalo gnats, tiny blood-sucking insects active in late spring and early summer, can inflict painful bites similar to ...

Black flies are gnat-sized — much smaller than house flies. They like to swarm human heads and aren’t dismayed or dispersed by swatting. They get in your ears and eyes, and sometimes bite.