CLEVELAND — They're baaack... midges galore!

The second emergence of midges this fall has been a mighty one. More midges are swarming the skies of Northeast Ohio than last fall and during any average fall. Why is that the case, and why is it important?

Bethany Beshire, Senior Manager of Center Operations at Cleveland Metroparks, shared that these midges are not shy at all, and they all come out at once.

"Once they come up to the surface and hatch out as adults, they only have a few days to live. And they don't eat or really do anything. All they want to do is reproduce."

Before they emerge over Lake Erie and fly to Northeast Ohio, they start as eggs in the sediment at the bottom of the lake. They hatch and become larvae, which look like squiggly worms in the water. They mature over the

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