How to identify bug bites 1. Bees While bees make most people scream, thrash their arms, and run, the ‘lil buzzers aren’t ...

From flying insects like fruit flies and bees, to creepy crawlers such as ants and spiders, there are a whole range of pests that could come knocking at your door this summer. While some visitors may ...

Females of both deer and horse flies fly in noisy, fast circles around their chosen victim, and can inflict painful bites. Also called punkies or biting midges, no-see-ums resemble miniature ...

Acquiring tularemia from a deer fly bite can cause a skin ulcer to appear at the site of the bite. Horseflies are large and belong to the same family as deer flies. They can grow up to 1 1/4 ...

Deer in West Michigan are dying in groups due to Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease, or EHD. The deer become infected when bitten by a midge fly. EHD is not uncommon and is not a concern, said Michigan ...

You can also apply 0.5 or 1 percent hydrocortisone cream (calamine ... disease include deer flies and sand flies. The most common complication associated with bug bites is a secondary bacterial ...

The disease is passed onto deer through a fly bite. Fedewa said there are multiple factors leading to the increase in cases. “Things are starting to dry up, water is receding in some of these ...

black flies, deer flies and horse flies. Deer flies' mouths have two pairs of knife-like appendages that cut the skin. Once the blood flows, their spongy mouth soaks it up. Their saliva causes an ...

Despite the name, horse flies are not host-specific to horses. They will feed opportunistically on available human and animal hosts. “Like mosquitoes, only female horse flies bite because they ...

Time is the best healer of a hobo spider bite wound. "Clean the area with soap and water, and use a cool compress and oral pain medication such as ibuprofen as needed," Dr. Ifedi says. Deer flies ...