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Prevention and control

The oil-based mosquito repellents, which are effective against mosquitoes, are also effective against midges. Thoroughly apply the repellent – the midges can find even a small spot of untreated skin. The effect of the treatment is brief (a few hours). Draining or flooding of larval breeding sites as well as spraying the breeding sites with […]

Bites

The midge’s proboscis is quite short, however, is has 6 cutting parts with small sharp teeth, so that the midget can cut its way to the blood. It cannot bite through clothing. Midges seek out thin-skinned places on the face, arms and legs. The midge bite is easily noticed, and because midges often attack in […]

Biting midges

The biting midgets are tiny. At only 1-3 mm long, the gray midges (Ceratopogonidae) are the smallest blood-sucking midges. The most troublesome belong to the genus Culicoides, which includes more than 1000 species and can be found in most parts of the globe. Most species of the Culicoides have wings with dark and light spots. […]

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