CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Kyle Winkelmann has learned in the past two weeks that if he's going to get into the cab of his tractor, he had better do it in a hurry. "I run really fast and get in quick, or ...

Biting Gnats Attacking Farmers, Killing Birds in Illinois Associated Press Published May 11, 2007 4:21am EDT | Updated January 13, 2015 2:21pm EST ...

They, in this case, are buffalo gnats, a type of black fly that has hatched out in unusually large numbers the past couple of weeks in west-central Illinois. The gnats, the females anyway, bite.

Just when the weather started to get nice, some unwelcome guests have returned to central Illinois. Buffalo gnats, the annoying little flies that made life miserable for people, pets and livestock ...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) -- Kyle Winkelmann has learned the past couple of weeks that if he's going to get into the cab of his tractor, he had better do it ...

Just when the weather started to get nice, some unwelcome guests have returned to central Illinois. Buffalo gnats, the annoying little flies that made life miserable for people, pets and livestock ...

Just when the weather started to get nice, some unwelcome guests have returned to central Illinois. Buffalo gnats, the annoying little flies that made life miserable for people, pets and livestock ...