Jun. 19—Deer flies and horse flies can easily ruin an outdoor experience. They swarm, ricochet off your skin and buzz around your ears. Their bites are nearly as painful as bee stings, and they're ...

Ounce-for-ounce, they have one of the most vicious bites of any being in Florida, and late spring is when they're most likely to track you down and start eating you alive. Deer and horse flies will ...

Keeping flies off horses is a worry that plagues many horse owners in the warmer months. No horse enjoys being bothered by flies, and while they are mostly a nuisance, they can also present health ...

NEW LONDON -- Scientific studies, supplemented with successes from sage citizens, shows a simple sticky substance is a slick solution to the sting of summer insects. Deer flies, which are slightly ...

Along with the heat of mid-July comes the activity of a couple of lesser-loved critters of midsummer. Just as we get over the annoying black flies of June, and we have learned to cope with mosquitoes, ...

Be on the lookout for an especially nasty and tenacious biting insect pest – the horse fly – as it hunts for its next blood meal. Despite the name, horse flies are not host-specific to horses. They ...

There are some big swarms of biting deer flies this year. Usually when you go into the mountains or along rivers and lakes, mosquitoes are a problem. Yep, there are plenty of them this year, too. But ...

A VERIFY reader who is especially sensitive to their bites asked if there are ways to keep the insects away. 1. Avoid outdoor activities when horse flies are most active. Horse flies are most active ...

Above: A harmless hover fly feeding on sweaty skin. These flies appear in mid- to late-summer. The 1860s song of this title has retained some popularity through the years. Who has not been annoyed by ...

The curse and tormentor of spring and summer are here. The Deer fly season is upon us. Unfortunately, this annual event in the marshes, woods, and meadows of our area has arrived with its problems and ...

There are some big swarms of biting deer flies this year. Usually when you go into the mountains or along rivers and lakes, mosquitoes are a problem. Yep, there are plenty of them this year, too. But ...