No see ums (Biting Midges)
If you’re a person allergic to the anticoagulant of the Biting Midge, you will understand the severe, gripping itch worse than being rolled in poison ivy - Melissa Gouty
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How to Survive the Blood-Sucking No-See-Ums...
No-See-Ums have multiple aliases: Biting Midges, Biting Gnats, or Punkies. Sometimes, people call these teeny, tiny insects “Sandflies,” or “Sandfleas,” but they are not. Technically, No-See-Ums are winged bugs from the “Ceratopogonidae” family, which has more than 4000 species. Biting Midges exist throughout the world, and 47 different varieties exist in Florida alone.
It’s not hard to figure out why they’re called “No-See-Ums.” These biting gnats are tiny, just 1–3 millimeters long, the size of a pencil point, small enough to get through window screens. They’re so small they aren’t easily visible. They fly in warm months and are most active at sunrise, sundown, and on cloudy, still…
Articles of Interest
Biting Midges: Biology and Public Health Risk
Biting midges are extremely annoying, but none are known to transmit disease agents to humans in the U.S. They have a much greater impact on non-human animals, both as biting pests and vectors of disease agents.
How to Treat No-See-Um Bites
No-see-um bites are painful and itchy, but their havoc can be more than skin deep. Like mosquitoes, these tiny biting insects can also transmit diseases to humans. Luckily, you can minimize your risk of infection and illness by taking care of your no-see-um bites with a combination of over-the-counter medicines and home remedies.
How To Get Rid Of No See Ums
It can be hard to stay on top of pest control when you literally can’t see the pest in question. Small but tenacious, no see ums are known to strike in the summer months, invading your home and leaving your skin covered in itchy bites. Here’s how to get on top of your no see um problem so that you never have to see um again.
