Males emerge early May.A week later, the females emerge. They mate and the males die off…Females take up to 7 days to mature their eggs, using either their own fat reserves or nutrients from a bloodmeal. Then they lay them on the soil surface…Eggs hatch into soil-dwelling larvae which go through three ever-increasing stages until they pupate to form a new adult midge…Each female will lay up to 3 batches of eggs, depending on the weather and their survival…Midge larvae bury a few centimeters below the soil surface & over winter here until emerging as new adults the following spring
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Males emerge early May.A week later, the females emerge. They mate and the males die off…Females take up to 7 days to mature their eggs, using either their own fat reserves or nutrients from a bloodmeal. Then they lay them on the soil surface…Eggs hatch into soil-dwelling larvae which go through three ever-increasing stages until they pupate to form a new adult midge…Each female will lay up to 3 batches of eggs, depending on the weather and their survival…Midge larvae bury a few centimeters below the soil surface & over winter here until emerging as new adults the following spring
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Males emerge early May.A week later, the females emerge. They mate and the males die off…Females take up to 7 days to mature their eggs, using either their own fat reserves or nutrients from a bloodmeal. Then they lay them on the soil surface…Eggs hatch into soil-dwelling larvae which go through three ever-increasing stages until they pupate to form a new adult midge…Each female will lay up to 3 batches of eggs, depending on the weather and their survival…Midge larvae bury a few centimeters below the soil surface & over winter here until emerging as new adults the following spring
