| 单词 | black fly |
| 例句 | The black fly circled the room thoughtfully, then landed on Brokk’s neck. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z And down to the rocks come the black flies to eat anything they can find. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z A huge, black fly clung to the grimy cardboard wall in front of us. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The black fly, up on the corner of the ceiling, seethed with resentment and irritation. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z It was as if the bowl of black flies had been poured out onto the streets. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z In a delicatessen, black flies swim over a half dozen tables. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z He sawed off a good chunk from a carcass hanging on the gallows, causing the swarm of black flies to circle once, then land again. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z How could they sit there without twitching a muscle, even with the black flies buzzing under their bonnet brims? The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z The large black fly—it was the biggest, blackest fly you have ever seen—landed on the back of Brokk’s hand. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z A black fly buzzes over and lands on her hand. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The black fly flew unsteadily about the room. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z And, of course, there was criticism of Morissette’s use of the word ironic, to describe a black fly in your chardonnay and a no-smoking sign on your cigarette break. Alanis Morissette: from queen of alt rock to Guardian advice columnist 2016-01-09T05:00:00Z Extreme cold, snow, rain, mud, stinky meat, climbing high into trees, bad roads, black flies ... it's all here, along with the constant quest for answers. 'Dog Days, Raven Nights': John and Colleen Marzluff chronicle the complicated world of ravens 2011-04-28T20:04:10Z In our first year of homeownership alone, we were unlucky enough to deal with drain flies, stink bugs, the occasional house centipede, and big black flies that invaded our windows during the summer. The many, many ways to get rid of pesky flies 2022-05-10T04:00:00Z I have kayaked in Alaska where I was cold and spent, driven mad by black flies, rained upon incessantly. Childbirth is my extreme sport 2013-09-08T00:00:00Z Each one was covered with busy black flies, and flies darted around the hollow of the bucket. Personal Journeys: In West Africa, a Dollar and a Meal 2013-05-06T21:58:34Z The other visitors are sweating on vinyl seats and shuddering off fat black flies. Someone else’s daughter: How women in prison lead me back to my mother 2015-02-24T05:00:00Z A number of Octobers ago, I spent a few weeks in a cabin in Colorado that was also hosting an abundance of black flies. Inventing Climate-Change Literature 2014-10-24T04:00:00Z Buckner suggested products containing Bti, a biological or naturally occurring bacterium found in soil that affects only the larvae of mosquitoes and other pests, such as black flies and fungus gnats, when used as directed. How to get rid of mosquitoes, and other tips for dealing with these pesky insects 2021-06-28T04:00:00Z Her classmates keep interrupting her to explain why the situations she’s describing — the black fly in the Chardonnay, etc. — aren’t actually ironic. Review: Angst, anguish and Alanis. How 'Jagged Little Pill' plays at the Pantages 2022-09-16T04:00:00Z Biocontrol is also slowly emerging in vector control in public health and in areas that for a long time mainly focused on chemical vector control in mosquito/malaria—and black fly/ onchocerciasis—control programs. Environmental Biology 2018-09-06T00:00:00Z Collections not only increase the number of chicks per year but in Wisconsin, help keep wild chicks from hatching when bloodsucking black flies are at their worst. Rare whooping cranes raised for wild as COVID rules relax 2021-07-14T04:00:00Z Residents should expect these “annoying” black flies to be around until the weather becomes warmer, East Baton Rouge Parish’s Mosquito Abatement and Rodent Control department said in a Facebook post Monday. Flies that crawl into people’s noses, ears infest Louisiana 2020-04-14T04:00:00Z Dr. Currie, on the other hand, specializes in bloodsucking black flies. Meet the Bloodsuckers 2019-10-28T04:00:00Z Continued spraying for black flies has made outdoor activities more bearable for people who live near wetlands and waterways. Editorials from around Pennsylvania 2019-08-07T04:00:00Z And in water, black fly larvae may use bristly fans to suspend themselves and filter food particles out of the water. Drifting Dandelion Seeds Produce a Vortex Never Before Seen 2018-10-23T04:00:00Z Before disrobing, consider that black flies and mosquitoes are most active around twilight. How to Have Sex in a Canoe 2018-07-26T04:00:00Z Officials said female black flies tend to bite people during the late morning hours. Flies that crawl into people’s noses, ears infest Louisiana 2020-04-14T04:00:00Z It is no good just lecturing villagers about how river blindness is caused by the black fly when they think it is witchcraft, says Dr Hodges. How Sierra Leone is beating tropical diseases 2018-06-21T04:00:00Z Nesting loons in New Hampshire face many challenges, including black flies, predators, flooded nests, and intruding loons. Loon cam up and running for fifth year 2018-06-03T04:00:00Z Summers have always been short here, and marked by tormenting swarms of black flies. 'Sea, ice, snow, it’s all changing': Inuit culture struggles with warming world 2018-05-30T04:00:00Z Scientists hope a months-long experiment that starts this weekend will lead to a 26 percent increase in black flies and midges, and the return of bigger bugs. Low, steady flows from Arizona dam could benefit bugs 2018-04-30T04:00:00Z Compared to the ugly brown and black flies he was used to tying, they seemed to belong to some other planet. How an Obsession With Rare Bird Feathers Turned Criminal 2018-04-23T04:00:00Z The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports that the black flies began laying eggs following heavy winter rains. Arkansas counties struggle with gnat infestation 2018-04-04T04:00:00Z River blindness is transmitted to humans by the bites of black flies, which dwell near fast-flowing rivers. The billionth treatment for river blindness – photo essay 2017-12-12T05:00:00Z She is fond of all flies, but focuses on those that are included in the lower Diptera, which include mosquitoes, black flies and, as she puts it, “everything that’s bitey, stabby, nasty.” Trillions of Flies Can’t All Be Bad 2017-11-13T05:00:00Z The liquefied waste mist drifts on to her property, and “dead boxes” filled with rotting hogs sit near her family’s cemetery, attracting buzzards, gnats and swarms of large black flies. A million tons of feces and an unbearable stench: life near industrial pig farms 2017-09-20T04:00:00Z In the sun and the rain and always swarmed by black flies and mosquitos, I and my teenage co-workers did whatever the adults instructed us to do. Celebrities and CEOs Reveal The Summer Jobs They Once Had 2017-06-29T04:00:00Z Fishing on smaller streams follows from south to north, and officials say a good rule for them is to follow the black flies as they move north. New Hampshire spring fish stocking gets underway 2016-03-26T04:00:00Z The disease became so prevalent that the whole community relocated to an area further away from the river and the threat of the black flies. The billionth treatment for river blindness – photo essay 2017-12-12T05:00:00Z The air was thick with swarms of black flies. 'You could see this was big by the look on people's faces' – readers remember the Japan tsunami five years on 2016-03-10T05:00:00Z Under bluebird skies, a cool breeze kept the biting black flies away. On the Longest Hiking Trails, a Woman Finds Equal Footing 2015-11-03T05:00:00Z A black fly of an Apache, squat over its missile pods as if crouching, hovered above. Love and War 2015-08-16T04:00:00Z Then there are the bugs that swarm the forest this time of year: black flies, ticks and deer flies. In Search for Escapees, Voracious Bugs, Poisonous Plants and Muddy Woods 2015-06-13T04:00:00Z The larvae that cause the disease are transmitted by biting black flies. Carter Center receives $10 million to fight river blindness 2015-06-12T04:00:00Z The airmen will be flying two planes to spray a pesticide that targets the larvae of mosquitoes and biting black flies. US Air Force Reserve to spray bugs in Williston 2015-05-30T04:00:00Z Many of these non-mosquito insects - such as black flies, no-see-ums, horseflies, fleas, lice and ticks - also bite and feed on vertebrates. End of Alaska winter heralds arrive of mosquitoes 2015-05-03T04:00:00Z Now, if the wine was purchased specifically to repel black flies, or if you carefully chose a wedding location where it never rains, then yes, it’s ironic, as a corrected version of Morissette’s song illustrates. We have irony all wrong: Alanis, David Foster Wallace and the truth about hipster consumerism 2015-04-19T04:00:00Z According to Otranto, the roundworm seems to infect animals and humans who encounter biting insects known as black flies. Roundworm Parasite Targets Canine Eyes 2015-04-16T04:00:00Z Fast-flowing rivers are the preferred habitat of black flies, the insect that transmits the river blindness parasite between humans. Tech's Next Challenge in Global Health: Tools, not Apps 2014-11-28T05:00:00Z “We are one rodeo away from an infestation,” Tubbs told a group Tuesday during a black fly field day at Rock Creek Park. S. Idaho county fights lonely battle against pest 2014-08-27T04:00:00Z Whereas mosquitoes bite with pinpoint finesse, black flies have “slashing mouth parts” that rip off a piece of skin to give them access to blood, said Jeff Hahn, an entomologist with University of Minnesota Extension. Minnesota news in brief at 7:58 p.m. CDT 2014-06-29T04:00:00Z The leading hypothesis pointed to the hordes of biting black flies at the marshy refuge. Biting fly explosion affects loon reproduction 2014-06-14T04:00:00Z We arrived on the banks of the Comoue and the spot is idyllic - green, sunny, with the gentle noise of running water, basically the perfect breeding site for black flies. African fly-catchers beating disease 2013-05-03T23:19:14Z Female worms then produce large numbers of larvae called microfilariae that move to the skin to be ingested again by biting black flies. River Blindness Revealed in Urine 2013-02-26T22:00:00Z Tubbs says controlling black flies is done by targeting larvae in canals and rivers before they hatch. S. Idaho county fights lonely battle against pest 2014-08-27T04:00:00Z Agencies including the Metropolitan Mosquito Control District fight black flies by pouring bacteria into rivers to kill the pests. Minnesota news in brief at 7:58 p.m. CDT 2014-06-29T04:00:00Z Fill in the blank with the objectionable life form of your choice — mosquitoes, black flies, slugs, parasitic worms, unnamed things that are too squishy for words. Side Effects: Don’t Swat That Bug! It May Be Working on Next Year’s Vintage. 2012-08-06T19:57:43Z Why not longer, or for those less tolerant of black flies, why not just July and August? Green Blog: Making the Most of a Year in the Woods 2012-06-19T11:58:07Z While there were once tolerable numbers of the kinds of pests that drive wild mammals crazy -- ticks, black flies and humans -- these pests are proliferating. Rapid Climate Changes Turn North Woods into Moose Graveyard 2012-05-18T18:45:00.207Z The county spends about $200,000 a year trying to control black flies. S. Idaho county fights lonely battle against pest 2014-08-27T04:00:00Z Resuming their journey next morning they "entered a dense cloud of singularly malignant little black flies." Punch, or the London Charivari, November 4th 1893 2012-04-07T02:00:30.293Z Scarlet tossing poppies Flutter their wind-slashed edges, On which gorged black flies poise and sway in drunken sleep. Goblins and Pagodas 2012-02-14T03:00:24.740Z Then they drove along in silence for a distance—the passive youth lightly flicking the horses to discourage a number of black flies that had charged from a clump of alder. The Lucky Piece A Tale of the North Woods 2012-02-13T03:00:18.927Z There are snakes, some of them venomous, a venomous spider, and a stinging beetle, and legions of black flies, mosquitos, and sand-flies infest many localities. Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume I (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs 2012-02-12T03:00:15.857Z The black flies swarmed over everything, and at sunset covered the whole roof of the tent so thickly that no part of it could be seen. Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume II (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs 2012-02-12T03:00:11.843Z Little black flies are seen before the eyes. New, Old, and Forgotten Remedies: Papers by Many Writers 2012-02-05T03:00:10Z The group plans to coax the birds 70 miles east to the White River Marsh Wildlife Area, which does not suffer infestations of the pesky black fly species. Grounded whooping cranes taking to the road 2012-02-03T21:46:30Z With river blindness, black flies spread larvae that when grown destroy eye tissue; mosquitoes do the same for the worms that block the lymphatic system in elephantiasis; hookworm, roundworm and whipworm are soil-born. Neglected tropical diseases: Hot tropic 2012-02-02T16:03:12Z Truth compels me to add that there were legions of black flies. Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume I (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs 2012-02-12T03:00:15.857Z The girls laughed at the Indian’s graphic words, for the canvas was black with pests,—mosquitoes and black flies, as well as the midges. Girl Scouts in the Rockies 2011-11-16T03:00:25.047Z The black fly and the musquito can only reach the exposed parts of the body, but to the midget every portion is accessible. Forest Life and Forest Trees: comprising winter camp-life among the loggers, and wild-wood adventure. with Descriptions of lumbering operations on the various rivers of Maine and New Brunswick 2011-10-11T02:01:03.847Z Operation Migration naturalists believe infestations of two species of black flies drive the cranes, which produce only one or two eggs per season, from their nests. Grounded whooping cranes taking to the road 2012-02-03T21:46:30Z Now there are black flies biting before a storm. King Lear's Wife; The Crier by Night; The Riding to Lithend; Midsummer-Eve; Laodice and Dana? 2011-09-17T02:00:30.620Z They were principally bees, wasps, large black flies, and tiny gnats. Wild Life in a Southern County 2011-08-04T02:00:27.037Z Either the remedy suggested for the black fly is a remedy, or it isn't. The Lure of the Pen A book for Would-Be Authors 2011-07-26T02:00:15.573Z This was one of those large black flies—a little blue underneath—not like meat flies, but bigger and squarer, that go to the ivy. The Eulogy of Richard Jefferies 2011-05-27T02:00:19.437Z Not so with horse flies and black flies. Bugs emerge to bug us, and a few pose health risks 2011-04-11T21:31:06Z A black fly, with silver and black hackle, and teal wings mixed with blue peacock neck. Blacker's Art of Fly Making, &c. Comprising Angling, & Dyeing of Colours, with Engravings of Salmon & Trout Flies 2011-04-04T02:00:10.823Z The black fly season was well past, and there was nothing to disturb them save a passing swarm of midges that couldn’t begin to bite through their thick fur. The Adventures of Fleetfoot and Her Fawns 2011-04-03T02:00:18.337Z They did not terrify Cuthbert, because he was dressed in tapai cloth; none the less, there were times when these black flies found joints in his armour and roused him to anger. Sanders of the River 2011-03-12T03:00:26.427Z Mosquitoes, black flies, etc., pursued us in mid-channel, and we were glad sometimes to get into violent rapids, for then we escaped them. Canoeing in the wilderness 2011-01-19T03:00:23.683Z Ivermectin weakens the parasitic worms released by the black flies, enabling the body’s natural defenses to destroy them. Ren? Le Berre, Entomologist, Dies at 78; Directed Fight Against River Blindness 2010-12-20T03:09:38Z A small black fly, yellow tag, topping for tail, rib of silver, teal, and golden pheasant neck, breast feather of the peacock wing, mixed, blue feelers of macaw, jay at the shoulder. Blacker's Art of Fly Making, &c. Comprising Angling, & Dyeing of Colours, with Engravings of Salmon & Trout Flies 2011-04-04T02:00:10.823Z Beginning in 1987, Merck began donating millions of doses to fight onchocerciasis, or river blindness, which is caused by microscopic worms that are spread by black fly bites and migrate into victims’ eyes. Global Update: Parasites: Learning a Worm-Killer?s Modus Operandi 2010-11-16T06:20:00Z March 28, 2010 11:36 am Link Can I control black fly on plants by putting them in a large clear plastic bag with a “bug Strip” inside for several days? Ask About Growing Indoor Plants 2010-03-29T02:29:00Z They were low enough to keep the black flies completely in abeyance, and the mosquito season was virtually over. The Barren Ground Caribou of Keewatin Transmitted when black flies living in rapidly running rivers bite a victim repeatedly, releasing parasitic worms into the body, the disease brings excruciating itching, creates nodules under the skin and often results in blindness. Ren? Le Berre, Entomologist, Dies at 78; Directed Fight Against River Blindness 2010-12-20T03:09:38Z A black fly, with yellow head, tail of mohair, black hackle, ribbed with broad silver, wings black turkey tail with white tip, varied with brown turkey tail. Blacker's Art of Fly Making, &c. Comprising Angling, & Dyeing of Colours, with Engravings of Salmon & Trout Flies 2011-04-04T02:00:10.823Z The wand of Hermann never wrought such a wonder as did this magic touch of the little black fly upon the oak leaf. Harper's Round Table, July 9, 1895 No least black fly of a figure stirred on it. Man and Maid The weather on August 27, while mostly sunny, included occasional snow or sleet flurries; the northerly wind was brisk to strong; and the temperature, ranging from 37° to 50°, prevented the appearance of black flies. The Barren Ground Caribou of Keewatin The big black flies are creeping on the heap and then they fly over and light upon the baby's lips, dropping death-dealing poison as they move along over the pure skin of the child. The American Country Girl A black fly ribbed with silver tinsel, black wing with white tips, black hackle, and a yellow head and tail. Blacker's Art of Fly Making, &c. Comprising Angling, & Dyeing of Colours, with Engravings of Salmon & Trout Flies 2011-04-04T02:00:10.823Z These black flies were—only two months ago—wasps, Russian wasps, encountered by Elihu in the environs of St. Petersburg. Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) No least black fly of a figure stirred on it. Man and Maid August 29 was a cloudy, nearly calm day, with temperatures ranging from 49.5° to 73°—conditions more propitious for black flies than for their victims. The Barren Ground Caribou of Keewatin Late in the afternoon the boys stopped to rest on the top of a bare, rocky ridge, where the black flies were not so bad as in the valleys. Northern Diamonds And to add to their discomfort they stirred up a legion of mosquitoes, gnats, and black flies, which hovered over their heads like a cloud. To Alaska for Gold The Fortune Hunters of the Yukon In twenty minutes, the eloquent peacemaker had talked every armed wasp into a harmless small black fly. Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) They have, however, one redeeming quality not common to mosquitoes and black flies. The Blue Goose There were comparatively few black flies and fewer mosquitoes. The Barren Ground Caribou of Keewatin Spring seemed to have come with a bound, and the warmth had brought out the black flies in swarms. Northern Diamonds Rick took a swipe at a black fly that bit him on the arm. The Flying Stingaree These black flies have—we understand upon good authority—preceded Mr. Elihu Burritt from Russia: and are, indeed, only another evidence of the magical influence of the harmonious blacksmith. Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) He looked rather horrible, with blue eyes wide open and glassily amazed, and the black flies clustering upon his clotted wound and round his open mouth.... The Passionate Friends There were enough black flies to be slightly troublesome. The Barren Ground Caribou of Keewatin We cheerfully endure wet, cold, smoke, mosquitoes, black flies, and sleepless nights, just to touch naked reality once more. Under the Maples A rather decrepit looking black fly was doddering about a cat-tail stalk at the edge of the pond. The Shepherd of the North Very few, in fact, compared to the number of black flies, sand fleas, and jiggers. Our Next-Door Neighbors But he could make out the Dzugashvili, a gloomy shape that bulked huge in the water, the planes clustered on its deck like small, black flies. Decision A few black flies were brought out by the mild weather. The Barren Ground Caribou of Keewatin They came from all directions, Master," he gasped, "like the black flies upon a dead horse—hundreds—thousands of them from the village and all the country round. The Vagrant Duke Always between sunrise and sunset they were tormented, too, by myriads of black flies and mosquitoes, the pests of the North. The Gaunt Gray Wolf A Tale of Adventure With Ungava Bob They squalled unremittingly, which squalling I decided was not so much on my account as because of a swarm of black flies that attacked them when the mothers flew away. Tales of Fishes To prevent the black fly from injuring the turnip crop, mix an ounce of sulphur daily with three pounds of turnip seed for three days successively, and keep it closely covered in an earthen pan. The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families A blowfly crawled over a caribou carcass, and possibly a few black flies were abroad. The Barren Ground Caribou of Keewatin Other attractions are sand fleas, mosquitoes, and black flies, so that after passing through a fortnight in Petewawa one is versed in all modern methods of warfare, including the subterranean and the aerial. From the St. Lawrence to the Yser with the 1st Canadian brigade The black flies and mosquitoes had ceased to annoy. The Gaunt Gray Wolf A Tale of Adventure With Ungava Bob Other than black flies my only worry was the price of my tubes of color. “Crumps”, The Plain Story of a Canadian Who Went Here for the first time our horses were severely troubled by myriads of little black flies. The Trail of the Goldseekers A Record of Travel in Prose and Verse In the spring migration of 1947 the last of the Caribou passed the Windy River area on July 1, just before the mosquitoes and black flies had become seriously troublesome. The Barren Ground Caribou of Keewatin The odor, Daoud saw, came from a privy hole in one corner, where large black flies circled in a humming swarm. The Saracen: Land of the Infidel Then Clifton leaned back at his ease, while Ben waved about a branch of odorous cedar to keep the little black flies away. David Fleming's Forgiveness Its claws were shabby and split, and numerous black flies were crawling over its haunches. David and the Phoenix I will tell you what: I will be the one who has a small black fly on the right cheek. Stories to Read or Tell from Fairy Tales and Folklore In a buck secured on August 17 the legs exhibited numerous little bumps of this sort; furthermore, black flies covered the buck’s body, while scarcely troubling those of us who were preparing the specimen. The Barren Ground Caribou of Keewatin The humming of a large black fly that had blundered in through the open casement and the closed curtains resounded in his ears like a dervish chorus chanting themselves into an ecstasy. The Saracen: Land of the Infidel At every small station where the steamer stopped to land native passengers and freight a score of villagers would be lined up, each afflicted with some eye complaint, and all swarming with small black flies. The Critic in the Orient Black fly, the greatest drawback on the farmer is the black fly, i.e. the parson. The Surprising Adventures of Bampfylde Moore Carew King of the Beggars; containing his Life, a Dictionary of the Cant Language, and many Entertaining Particulars of that Extraordinary Man The boys camped under a cluster of small trees with ponchos and blankets over them, and as the black flies had disappeared and mosquitos were few, enjoyed a good night’s rest. The Boy Scouts on the Yukon Finally, the black flies retire during the hours of darkness; and short as these hours are, the relief they bring is very noteworthy. The Barren Ground Caribou of Keewatin Other conveniences of equipment are a small whetstone, a small hammer, matches, and some volatile oil, like citronella, lavender, wintergreen, or other black fly and mosquito repellant. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Fifteenth Annual Meeting New York City, September 3, 4 and 5, 1924 There we cooked our suppers and ate in hoods and gloves, fighting mosquitos and black flies for every morsel, speculating as to the morrow's probabilities and discussing the question of victory or defeat. Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 26, August, 1880 of Popular Literature and Science And again: "Gnats…in my way of thinking, are much worse than the black fly or mosquito." Woodcraft “Whatever you intend to do let us get on some clothing, for these mosquitos and black flies are torturing us.” The Boy Scouts on the Yukon These mosquitoes and black flies were presumably the species attacking the Caribou in the Nueltin Lake region. The Barren Ground Caribou of Keewatin Descending the Bartlett Mountain, we made our first acquaintance with the renowned 'black fly' of the Adirondacs. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No. 6, December 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy The bite of the black fly is often severe, the creature leaving a large clot of blood to mark the scene of its surgical triumphs. Our Common Insects A Popular Account of the Insects of Our Fields, Forests, Gardens and Houses But each bite of the black fly makes a separate and distinct boil, that will not heal and be well in two months. Woodcraft A worse plague if possible was the “black fly,” a minute midge that bored deep into the skin and brought the blood with every bite. The Boy Scouts on the Yukon Temperatures ranging from 40° to 51°, with a brisk northwest breeze sweeping down the river, happily suppressed most of the black flies. The Barren Ground Caribou of Keewatin You all know what are called plant-lice, those nasty green or black flies called Aphides, which cover the leaves or branches of so many trees and flowers, and do most terrible mischief. Country Walks of a Naturalist with His Children The day was warm and but little wind blowing, and the swarms of black flies were absolutely terrific. Our Common Insects A Popular Account of the Insects of Our Fields, Forests, Gardens and Houses February.—Small black flies, made from Starling's breast or Black bird, with black or purple silk—hook No. 1. The Teesdale Angler He had never seen or felt black flies before. The Rainy Day Railroad War Fortunately the suffering from mosquitoes and black flies on the Barrens is largely limited to the months of July and August. The Barren Ground Caribou of Keewatin In either case, the plants must be watched carefully for black fly, which can be kept off with Aphine. Gardening Indoors and Under Glass A Practical Guide to the Planting, Care and Propagation of House Plants, and to the Construction and Management of Hotbed, Coldframe and Small Greenhouse In cloudy weather, unlike the mosquito, the black fly disappears, only flying when the sun shines. Our Common Insects A Popular Account of the Insects of Our Fields, Forests, Gardens and Houses "By Jove!" cried Frank; "the person who lives here is prepared to protect himself against mosquitoes and black flies." Frank Merriwell Down South In the first place the mosquitoes and black flies were waiting. The Rainy Day Railroad War Of 26 black flies, all were Simulium venustum Say, which occurs in northern Europe, Alaska, and Labrador, south to the Adirondacks, Illinois, Iowa, Georgia, and Alabama. The Barren Ground Caribou of Keewatin In spite of the mosquitoes, black flies and midges, which at this season of the year were a decided affliction in the country through which they were working, Kendrick had enjoyed the new experience. Every Man for Himself Suddenly he was quiet, and almost at the same moment his body was pounced on by innumerable crowds of black flies. My First Voyage to Southern Seas Travellers may talk as they please of mosquitoes being the scourge of new countries; the bugs in Canada are worse, and the black fly and sand-fly superlatively superior in annoyance. Canada and the Canadians Volume I And the black flies and mosquitoes swarmed about them maddeningly day and night. North of Fifty-Three Mosquito, black fly, sand fly—they are all alike cannibals. Le Petit Nord or, Annals of a Labrador Harbour "You've only struck a few ordinary Labrador mosquitoes and black flies." Under the Great Bear Bennie, who had been looking forward to the night with vivid apprehension, now discovered to his great happiness that the chill was keeping away the black flies. The Man Who Rocked the Earth The black fly exists in the neighbourhood of rivers or swamps, and attacks you behind the ear, drawing a pretty copious supply of blood at each bite. Canada and the Canadians Volume I These miserable little black flies have found a tender place on me. North of Fifty-Three The black fly darts at you quietly, settles down on an un-get-at-able spot, and sucks your blood. Le Petit Nord or, Annals of a Labrador Harbour The black flies are not numerous, and rarely require a fanning from the ash spray carried to drive them off. Nature Near London Bennie sang and whistled, unmindful of the mosquitoes and black flies that renewed their attacks with unremitting ferocity. The Man Who Rocked the Earth The tired men sat in the smoke at the fires and ate their suppers round which black flies and mosquitoes hovered. The Drama of the Forests Romance and Adventure Beside them a smudge dribbled a wisp of smoke sufficient to ward off a pestilential swarm of mosquitoes and black flies. North of Fifty-Three Already we are being driven almost crazy with the mosquitoes and black flies, songsters of no mean calibre, especially at night. Le Petit Nord or, Annals of a Labrador Harbour An' what would ye be doin' in the wild country, with the black flies an' mosquitoes in the height of their glory. The Challenge of the North In this they were successful; in all this worry from mosquitoes, black flies and deer flies in millions, the troops preserved their good temper, and Col. The Romantic Settlement of Lord Selkirk's Colonists The Pioneers of Manitoba As our journey progressed those enemies of comfort and pleasure, the black flies, appeared, and at sunrise and sunset caused much annoyance, especially among the children. The Drama of the Forests Romance and Adventure But they generate a small black fly in myriads beyond belief, and so the culture of Nymphæa was dropped. About Orchids A Chat He lay and watched the spring sunlight creep over the whitewashed wall opposite, and every slow black fly that crawled across the patch of warmth might have been crawling over his raw nerves. Secret Bread Into the trading room he stamped, cursing the black flies and mosquitoes whose combined and persistent attack had left his face and neck red and swollen. The Challenge of the North No attitude will enable you to read, and the black flies hover around and alight on such of your features as are tempting—to a fly. Lost Leaders Before dark came, from far up on the slopes of Dearig I saw soldiers about; and away towards the Rannoch Moor they were scattered all over the country like black flies on a white sheet. The Atlantic Book of Modern Plays In case the black fly takes possession, topping is a necessity, for the insect can only subsist on the youngest leaves at the top of the plant, and the process pretty well clears them away. The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots 16th Edition The black flies on this day changed their character, and became much smaller than those I had hitherto seen. Journals of Two Expeditions of Discovery in North-West and Western Australia, Volume 1 The big black fly was in a sorry plight; She hung and dangled in a spider's web. Clear Crystals The black flies made the day unendurable, and the mosquitos made the night as well as the day a wasting misery. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 26, September, 1880 The black flies were present in clouds, even in the strong wind blowing at the top of Mt. Bowdoin Boys in Labrador An Account of the Bowdoin College Scientific Expedition to Labrador led by Prof. Leslie A. Lee of the Biological Department What a waste of powder for a hunter to go into the woods to shoot black flies, or for a man of great work to notice infinitesimal assault! Around The Tea-Table Will, from his hiding-place in the heather, saw Mr. Bambridge drive up, noted the crowd follow him about the farm, like black flies, and felt himself a man at his own funeral. Children of the Mist Big, black flies crawl over the pane and make his sight uncertain. Invisible Links At first we had cold weather, hence no black flies or mosquitos. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 26, September, 1880 The two men felt that the next day must be their last of advance, so weakened were they by the terrible tramping over deep moss and the persistent bleeding by black flies. Bowdoin Boys in Labrador An Account of the Bowdoin College Scientific Expedition to Labrador led by Prof. Leslie A. Lee of the Biological Department After a shower of bullets has struck their side, they lift their hind foot to scratch the place, supposing a black fly has been biting. Around The Tea-Table We don't want sizzling days and oppressive nights, with mosquitoes and black flies to make us miserable. Camp and Trail A Story of the Maine Woods The black flies came in crowds; but they are not so tormenting if you plunge your face in the grass, though they titillate the back of the hand as they run over it. The Amateur Poacher We were not here pestered so much with the black flies as before; but the musketoes and sand flies were numerous and fierce. A Voyage to Terra Australis — Volume 2 A small, black fly annoys also very much, by settling among the hair in the morning and evening. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 20, No. 583, December 29, 1832 Swiftly returning heat, and a plague of black flies that poisoned with every bite, warned the Legionaries not to delay. The Flying Legion Mosquitoes to the right of them, mosquitoes to the left of them, black flies above them, black flies beneath them, buzzed and stabbed with a vengeance. The Gentleman from Everywhere The ones more especially called piums by my companions were somewhat like our northern black flies. Through the Brazilian Wilderness We found the common black flies excessively numerous here; and almost as troublesome as Dampier describes them to be on the North-west Coast. A Voyage to Terra Australis — Volume 2 Moskitoes, sand, and black flies abound, and, extending their attacks to the domestic animals, aided by a fly nearly an inch long, almost drive them distracted. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 13, No. 354, January 31, 1829 He tells a story of a stream of black flies which came so thick and so fast pouring on, he looked as long as he darst to. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 06, No. 35, September, 1860 It was very hot, and every place was thick with black flies. A Lady's Life in the Rocky Mountains On the other hand, various kinds of piums were a little too abundant; they vary from things like small gnats to things like black flies. Through the Brazilian Wilderness You have carried a pack until your every muscle is strung white-hot; the woods are breathless; the black flies swarm persistently and bite until your face is covered with blood. The Mountains The two figures that they followed were crawling like black flies across the huge green contour of a hill. The Innocence of Father Brown Toward evening, when a stiff breeze blew in from the lake and cleared the black flies and mosquitoes away. The Long Labrador Trail Its chief features were greasiness and black flies. A Lady's Life in the Rocky Mountains His first interview with the black fly left his face in such a condition that he was glad he lived in a wilderness. A Woman Intervenes Then it appeared that the coarse grass of the park had bred innumerable black flies, and that we had our work cut out for us. The Forest The sun was still warm, but the dreaded black fly and other insect pests of the region had disappeared before the sharp frosts that occurred every night. One Day's Courtship The mosquitoes, gnats, and black flies swarmed in that locality and nearly drove the men and animals frantic. The old Santa Fe trail The Story of a Great Highway The lower floor of this inn swarms with locusts in addition to thousands of black flies. A Lady's Life in the Rocky Mountains What the Malays call demum is not the genuine malaria, but probably due to the merotu, a troublesome little black fly. Through Central Borneo; an Account of Two Years' Travel in the Land of Head-Hunters Between the Years 1913 and 1917 The question of flies—using that, to a woodsman, eminently connotive word in its wide embracement of mosquitoes, sandflies, deer-flies, black flies, and midges—is one much mooted in the craft. The Forest Mosquitoes, swarms of black flies, the debility induced by the moist heat of the climate, and the scarcity of nourishing food, made everybody on board anxious to return. The Life of Captain Matthew Flinders The black flies are smaller, and the first intimation one has of their attack is a small stream of blood trickling down one's neck from behind the ear. A Trip to Manitoba The heat within was more sickening than outside, and black flies covered everything, one's face included. A Lady's Life in the Rocky Mountains There palmers, caperers, and rough black flies, of the largest Thames and Kennet sizes, seem the only attractive baits: and for this reason, that they are the flies of the place. Prose Idylls, New and Old The black fly will keep you busy until late afternoon; the midges will swarm you about sunset; and the mosquito will preserve the tradition after you have turned in. The Forest On clay soils the flies in summer are most trying; black flies swarm on the eyes and lips, and in the deep lanes cannot be kept off without a green bough. Field and Hedgerow Being the Last Essays of Richard Jefferies The black flies are most troublesome during the day, the mosquitoes at night. A Trip to Manitoba That, Judge, is the place for black flies and mosquitoes in June. Wild Northern Scenes Sporting Adventures with the Rifle and the Rod The black flies attack us like some awful pestilence walking in darkness, crawling in and forcing themselves under our clothing, stinging and poisoning as they go. The Arctic Prairies : a Canoe-Journey of 2,000 Miles in Search of the Caribou; Being the Account of a Voyage to the Region North of Aylemer Lake The black fly is sometimes most industrious—I have seen trout fishermen come into camp with the blood literally streaming from their faces—but his great recommendation is that he holds still to be killed. The Forest The heat and suffocation were nearly intolerable, the black flies swarming, the mosquitos countless and vicious, the fleas agile beyond anything, and the cockroaches gigantic. The Hawaiian Archipelago Swarms of black flies—those insect wolves—waylaid us and hung to us till a smart spurt of the horse, where the road favored, left them behind. Locusts and Wild Honey The black flies are all gone before this time in the summer, but if you'd a taken this trip the latter part of June, you'd have admitted that I'm tellin' no lie. Wild Northern Scenes Sporting Adventures with the Rifle and the Rod In a short time we killed two beautiful salmon, but the black flies and musquitoes were so intolerably troublesome, we were compelled to return to the log hut. Nature and Human Nature "A beard will protect me from the black flies." The Honor of the Big Snows The black flies came in swarms, the mosquitoes in thousands, and the second night timber wolves barked in the distance. The Shagganappi We were off early in the morning, and before we had gone two miles met a party from Quebec who—must have been driving nearly all night to give the black flies an early breakfast. Locusts and Wild Honey It was in the latter part of June, and the way the black flies swarmed along the shore, was a thing to set anybody a scratchin' that happened to be around. Wild Northern Scenes Sporting Adventures with the Rifle and the Rod The drawback is the flies, little black ones, called the "black fly," the pest of all northern countries, against which one is quite defenceless. Memoirs (Vieux Souvenirs) of the Prince de Joinville "A beard is good to keep off the black flies," replied Jan. The Honor of the Big Snows The greatest drawback on the farmer is the black fly, i.e. the parson who takes tithe of the harvest. 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue We have heard hunters and explorers in our Northern woods refer with satisfaction to the fate which in this way often befalls one of their plagues, the black fly of early summer. Darwiniana; Essays and Reviews Pertaining to Darwinism So they set off this time in another direction, which led them to a clearing, and there, to their delight, they found no black flies. The Girl Scout Pioneers or Winning the First B. C. The best part of me I have left to fatten the mosquitoes and black flies in that infernal bush. Roughing It in the Bush It is approaching summer, and the black flies love to feast upon me. The Honor of the Big Snows The butter was twice as long a-coming as ever I knowed it, and the broad beans got black fly, and father lost half his hay with the weather. In Homespun A swarm of small black flies kept pace with the vehicle, settling on nose, eyes, neck and hands of its occupants, crawling over the horse's belly and in and out of its nostrils. Australia Felix "Not bugs, merely black flies," declared Captain Clark. The Girl Scout Pioneers or Winning the First B. C. His words stretched out in a thin line, like a gray seam; suddenly they burst out quickly and whirled like a flock of black flies around a piece of sugar. Mother The Anthrax is a black fly, which sows its eggs on the surface of the nests of the Mason-bee, whose larvae are at the moment reposing in their silken cocoons. Fabre, Poet of Science Charlie Sands said the mosquitoes and black flies would be gone by August, and we were in no hurry. Tish No sooner ashore than the green and black flies came pestering and tormenting like a host of wicked jinn. At Suvla Bay Being the notes and sketches of scenes, characters and adventures of the Dardanelles campaign, made by John Hargrave ("White Fox") while serving with the 32nd field ambulance, X division, Mediterranean expeditionary force, during the great war. So back they went to camp, the pesky black flies buzzing all around them, biting whenever they got the chance, and that was frequently enough—too much so the girls voted. The Girl Scout Pioneers or Winning the First B. C. He watched the old black fly roll slowly off, and still smiling at Miss Sinnet's inscrutable finesse went back into the house. The Return But the black fly is at the bottom of the moral scale. Little Rivers; a book of essays in profitable idleness The mosquitos will bite them very often so that they will throw down their scythes and run home, almost bitten to death, and there is a black fly worse than all the rest. The Chignecto Isthmus and its first settlers As I moved forward a swarm of green and black flies, which had been feeding on his face and crawling up his nostrils, went up in a humming, buzzing cloud. At Suvla Bay Being the notes and sketches of scenes, characters and adventures of the Dardanelles campaign, made by John Hargrave ("White Fox") while serving with the 32nd field ambulance, X division, Mediterranean expeditionary force, during the great war. A brisk breeze is the best disperser of flying squadrons, though, whether they be of mosquitoes or black flies. The Girl Scout Pioneers or Winning the First B. C. From the square of Khamon to the temple of Melkarth the streets were cumbered with corpses; and, as it was the end of the summer, the combatants were annoyed by great black flies. Salammbo But sometimes, especially on burned land, about the middle of a warm afternoon, when a rain is threatening, the horde of black flies descend in force and fury knowing that their time is short. Little Rivers; a book of essays in profitable idleness Until the latter part of August, mosquitoes and black flies were bad. The Riverman The black flies had not followed them back to camp, perhaps because the tents were in the open, where the breeze could sweep around them. The Girl Scout Pioneers or Winning the First B. C. This last was applied to the girls' wounds first, and did relieve, in a measure, the sting of the bites of the black flies. The Girl Scout Pioneers or Winning the First B. C. "Please don't give us a bad mark on the black fly contest," pleaded Cleo. The Girl Scout Pioneers or Winning the First B. C. |
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