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.

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.

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.

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 ...

In 2014, local authorities blamed a three-car crash near Red Wing, Minn., on a mayfly emergence that reduced visibility and made the roads slippery. Despite the consequences, ...

Mayfly season usually occurs near bodies of freshwater between June and August. During this time the insects will hatch, fly and mate within 48 hours before dying. Swarms have been emerging across ...

Seeing this, there may be multiple weeks before the mayfly emergence in these Great Lakes. Lake Michigan and Lake Huron and mostly below optimal mayfly hatching conditions.