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No-see-ums usually are found by shores, lakes, rivers and streams, she said. However, the larvae don't have to be in open water. "They occupy a lot of habitats, more so than mosquitoes," Wallace said.

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No-see-ums can infect animals with Blue Tongue virus, an illness that is a major cause of disease in livestock in the western U.S., the extension says.

No-see-ums can infect animals with Blue Tongue virus, an illness that is a major cause of disease in livestock in the western U.S., the extension says.

The no-see-ums (Leptoconops torrens) belong to the family Ceratopogonidae and are about 1/16-inch long. They are so tiny they could pass through window screens, but they don”t, Kimsey said.

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No-see-ums can infect animals with Blue Tongue virus, an illness that is a major cause of disease in livestock in the western U.S., the extension says.

No-see-ums can infect animals with Blue Tongue virus, an illness that is a major cause of disease in livestock in the western U.S., the extension says.