OUTDOOR lovers have been warned to brace for an Easter invasion of midges. Bug experts predicted an earlier influx of the ...

ROME — Residents of the Tuscany beach enclave of Orbetello are seeking a state of emergency declaration to help combat an invasion of midges that are keeping people indoors and threatening ...

Fishermen say the swarms began about three weeks ago and blame a 2024 mass die-off of juvenile fish, known as fry, that are the main predators of midge larvae. Similar invasions have occurred in ...

Swarms of Midges Are Bugging a Tuscan Beach Town, Which Wants an Emergency Declared to Help ROME (AP) — Residents of the Tuscany beach enclave of Orbetello are seeking a state of emergency ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Orbetello, a beach town in Tuscany, faces a midge invasion, prompting residents to seek an emergency declaration. The infestation is linked to a 2024 die-off of ...

This frame grab taken from an undated video released by the Orbetello Fishermen’s Cooperative on Thursday, March 20, 2025, shows a swarm of midges in the lagoon area near Orbetello, central Italy.