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August 3, 2020Snowbird of Paradise

A Guilty Pleasure

I am watching creatures die, and I am actually enjoying it. Yesterday evening, I had a sudden infestation of ceratopogonidae. That is a very big name for very tiny insects also called midges or no-see-ums. They arrived in my living room through the kitchen sink drain. A quick visit to Lord Google advised me to […]

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July 23, 2020July 22, 2020Snowbird of Paradise

No-see-um Season

This is no-see-um season in Alberta. As the popular name suggests, these bugs are invisible until they are actually flying in front of your face. I don’t even know their official or scientific name. They are simply no-see-ums. They are so small that they can get through fly screens. And, they bite. The females feed […]

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