It's the time of year when swarms of mayflies and midges arrive in the Erie area. These insects have short lifespans, ranging from a couple hours to a few weeks. While not quite of biblical plague ...

Oneida Lake’s annual mayfly hatch once looked like scenes from a 1950s B-movie. Each June billions of the bugs would emerge from the muck on the bottom of the lake, shed their skins, and fly inland in ...

TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - It’s the beginning of mayfly season and soon thousands of these harmless flies will continue to emerge from Lake Erie. And while the mayflies have a lot of benefits, some just ...

TOLEDO, Ohio — Mayflies, the seasonal visitors that signal summer’s arrival along Lake Erie, have begun to emerge across northwest Ohio. Monday afternoon, a swarm was spotted outside the aptly named ...

Mayflies are aquatic insects with short adult lifespans, often only a few days for males and possibly minutes for some females. Emerging in early summer when water temperatures reach 68 degrees, ...