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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Zogman" data-source="post: 110650" data-attributes="member: 328">Yup, I had a run in with these little SOBs.  And they are truly nasty.  Going on 5 days now and still got the little red, extremely itchy welts.  Been using Benadryl Itch Cream.  Anyone ever been attacked by these???Ceratopogonidae, or biting <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midge" target="_blank">midges</a>, are a family of small flies (1–4 mm long) in the order <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fly" target="_blank">Diptera</a>. They are also known as no-see-ums, midgies, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sand_flies" target="_blank">sand flies</a>, punkies, and others in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_America" target="_blank">North America</a>, and sandflies[SUP]<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceratopogonidae#cite_note-1" target="_blank">[1]</a>[/SUP] in Australia. They are closely related to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chironomidae" target="_blank">Chironomidae</a>, Simuliidae (or <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_fly" target="_blank">black flies</a>), and <a href="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fc/Atrichopogon_-_2013-07-01.webm" target="_blank">Play mediad</a>  Atrichopogon sp. on Oedemera virescens   They are found in almost any aquatic or semiaquatic habitat throughout the world, as well as in mountain areas. Females of most <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Species" target="_blank">species</a> are adapted to suck <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood" target="_blank">blood</a> from some kind of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Host_%28biology%29" target="_blank">host</a> animal. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culicoides" target="_blank">Culicoides</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Forcipomyia_%28Lasiohelea%29&action=edit&redlink=1" target="_blank">Forcipomyia (Lasiohelea)</a>, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leptoconops" target="_blank">Leptoconops</a> suck <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vertebrate" target="_blank">vertebrate</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood" target="_blank">blood</a>. Some <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atrichopogon" target="_blank">Atrichopogon</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forcipomyia" target="_blank">Forcipomyia</a> species are <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ectoparasite" target="_blank">ectoparasites</a> on larger insects. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dasyhelea" target="_blank">Dasyhelea</a> species feed exclusively on nectar. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Species" target="_blank">Species</a> in other <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genus" target="_blank">genera</a> are <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Predator" target="_blank">predatory</a> on other small insects. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larva" target="_blank">Larvae</a> are always found in some damp location, such as under <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bark" target="_blank">bark</a>, in rotten wood, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compost" target="_blank">compost</a>, mud, stream margins, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tree_hollow" target="_blank">tree holes</a>, or water-holding plants       Many of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hematophagy" target="_blank">hematophagic</a> (blood-eating) <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Species" target="_blank">species</a> are pests in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beach" target="_blank">beach</a> or <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mountain" target="_blank">mountain</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Habitat_%28ecology%29" target="_blank">habitats</a>. Some other <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Species" target="_blank">species</a> are important <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pollinators" target="_blank">pollinators</a> of tropical <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crops" target="_blank">crops</a> such as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cocoa_bean" target="_blank">cacao</a>. The blood-sucking species may be <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vector_%28epidemiology%29" target="_blank">vectors</a> of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disease" target="_blank">disease</a>-causing <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viruses" target="_blank">viruses</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protozoa" target="_blank">protozoa</a>, or <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filariasis_%28domestic_animals%29" target="_blank">filarial worms</a>. The bite of midges in the genus Culicoides causes an allergic response in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equine" target="_blank">equines</a> known as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweet_itch" target="_blank">sweet itch</a>.  In humans, their bites can cause intensely itchy, red welts that can  persist for more than a week. The discomfort arises from a localized  allergic reaction to the proteins in their <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saliva" target="_blank">saliva</a>, which can be somewhat alleviated by topical <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Histamine_antagonist" target="_blank">antihistamines</a>. The smaller members of the family are tiny enough to pass through the apertures in typical <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Window_screen" target="_blank">window screens</a>. Camping <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tent" target="_blank">tents</a> are often equipped with extra-fine mesh netting, called no-see-um nets, to keep the pests out. They are known to spread <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tete_virus" target="_blank">Tete virus</a>.</blockquote>

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