Many midge species will synchronize the timing of this emergence and will fly from the water in swarms to maximize their mating potential and protect themselves from predators. Midge larvae can vary ...

Non-biting midges can accumulate pesticides as larvae in polluted water and retain them as adult flies (female shown above), exposing their predators to the pollutants.

The bad news: they're a centimetre-long larvae that eventually grow into ... Scott said residents he's spoken to haven't seen phantom midges in their water for the 40 or 50 years the pond has ...