Spring comes, and people seem to awaken with nature. Smiles appear, good mood, expectation of a summer vacation … At the end of May, we are delighted with blossoming trees, early flowers. It's a shame that our mood changes when at the end of spring or the beginning of summer there is a midge, annoying bloodsuckers. Everyone is waiting for the time when the midges disappear.
Most of them happen in Astrakhan and in Siberia. People in the period of the appearance of these bloodsuckers walk in special masks,
try to cover the body with clothes.
A black fly is an insect that develops in flowing waters: fast rivers serve as a place for the development of its larvae. It differs from mosquitoes by less long strong legs and a short proboscis. The midge has short antennae and wings. The length of her body is not more than 6 millimeters. Together with mosquitoes and biting midges, midges form hordes of gnats that attack animals and humans.
Adults feed only on sunny hot days. Cloudy weather and night twilight - this is the time when the midges disappear. Only females are bloodsuckers, males collect food on flowers. I wonder if there has always been a midge that bites humans and animals? It turns out that scientists proved that its activity depends on how their larvae developed: if they formed in adverse conditions, then they did not accumulate a supply of nutrients.
The Astrakhan midge replenishes such substances with the blood of living creatures. Therefore, different years differ in the activity of the vulture. But among them there are species for which bloodsucking is a necessary stage. It is no accident that one should carefully meet these “guests”, because they can be carriers of various diseases, and their bites in many people cause an allergic reaction. Midge saliva is poisonous. Sometimes external or internal edema appears at the site of the bite, signs of poisoning, temperature rises, hemorrhage occurs, which can lead to death. If small midges bite, then in this place the body burns and itching appears.
In Russia, such bloodsuckers are common in the taiga zone. As soon as they don’t call a midge! “Horror flying on wings”, “bloodsucker”, “killer”. Pharmacies offer many remedies that promise to alleviate the suffering of people. In the fight against midges, folk remedies are used, for example, vanilla, cologne, chemicals - spray, gels, aerosols and lotions. Know - when the midges disappear, dragonflies appear! After all, they feed on these harmful insects.
It should be remembered that most often children and allergies suffer from midges. It is necessary to try to reduce the number of walks during their greatest congestion. When midges disappear, danger and discomfort seem to leave the city, the streets are again filled with people and domestic animals.
It is good that this period is passing quite quickly. In the 80s, midges were not so active. Due to improper work on the rivers (construction of canals, dams, etc.), its life activity has changed. Currently, the processing of areas where there are a lot of midges, but chemistry kills not only the vulture, it damages the flora and fauna.
When the midges disappear, only mosquitoes and ticks make us company right up to the frost. Stock up on appropriate means, strengthen protection and do not let any little things ruin your summer!
