The swarming gnats flitting about are buffalo gnats, also known as black flies. They're rampant this year, and Missouri Department of Conservation officials said the booming population is because of ...

If you’ve spent much time outdoors recently, there’s a chance you’ve had an encounter with buffalo gnats. Buffalo gnats, also known as black flies, are small, 1/16- to 1/8-inch-long, humpbacked black ...

Insect experts with the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture are asking the public for help as it works to assess the scope of losses due to the black fly/southern buffalo gnat ...

Despite winter’s no-show and several stutter starts, it’s hard to deny spring is here in earnest. We’re venturing outdoors and discovering all nature’s rapidly awakening beauty … and bugs. While ...

CASSCOE, Ark. (KTHV) – The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission has asked for the public to stay away from the Cooks Lake Conservation Education Center. The center is located near the White River in ...

Gnats have been particularly nasty this season, so much so that the flying pests have killed chickens on farms across the Felicianas this spring. Experts and residents aren’t sure why the gnats are so ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. While trying to enjoy the nice weather outdoors, some Iowans may have found themselves swatting at pesky black gnats nonstop. Gnat ...

Last year, an invasion of buffalo gnats killed hundreds of animals, and now there's concern of another outbreak this spring. RELATED: Extreme amount of Buffalo Gnats causes AGFC education center to ...

What's all the buzz about? Well, it's not mosquitoes — yet. It's the invasion of the black fly — often called the buffalo gnat, turkey gnat or no-see-ums. And it's enough to get your attention if ...

TEXARKANA, Ark. - Agricultural officials say the potential for a Buffalo Gnat outbreak is possible in the the Miller County, Arkansas region. While treatment in necessary, officials say right now the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A biting midge, also known in the Lowcountry as a sand gnat or a no-see-um. (E. Scmidtmann/USDA) A warmer climate has begun to ...

DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) - Wet conditions in May are the perfect breeding grounds for mosquitoes and gnats. Many in central Illinois are complaining of welt-like swollen bites. Our very own Dawn Sterling ...