A blizzard hatch is a massive mayfly emergence so dense it can appear on weather radars and blanket towns like a living ...

Some insect-eating birds in these areas have synchronized breeding habits that coincide with mayfly emergence, and they rely on them as a high-quality food source for their young.

The mayfly species emerging this week lives only one night as an adult. They mate, the male dies after ejaculation, and the female feebly flutters off to lay her eggs.

Mayfly larvae can live in the water for years before emerging, but they only stick around in their mature form for about 24 hours. Gwen Pearson wrote about the phenomenon for her blog Charistmatic ...

Researchers report recent declines in mayfly emergence over major North American waterways. Seasonal animal movements drive the transport of biomass and nutrients between ecosystems, ...

No marks for guessing how mayflies got their name. In days or yore when people didn't have the benefit of Googling plants and animals to discover their names, mayflies were the flies that became ...

Despite their name, mayflies typically start emerging in Ohio sometime in mid to late June and may continue to do so sporadically throughout the summer even as late as September.

Mayfly Invasion Leaves Behind Massive Mess. July 13, 2017 / 6:58 PM CDT / CBS Minnesota ... Scientists say a large emergence of mayflies is actually a sign of a healthy body of water.

Seeing this, there may be multiple weeks before the mayfly emergence in these Great Lakes. How to avoid Mayflies. According to the MSU Extension, the mayfly’s adult lifespan is very brief ...

Mayflies are hatching and invading northeastern Ohio. The swarm was so dense that it was captured on the weather radar of CNN affiliate WOIO on Wednesday.