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 ...

This frame grab showing a swarm of midges was taken from an undated video released by the Orbetello Fishermen's Cooperative on Thursday. Orbetello Fishermen 's Cooperati/AP Rome AP — ...

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 ...

Residents of the Tuscan 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 businesses ...