A Museum fly expert explains what is going on. Often large, persistent and painful, a bite from a horsefly is an experience unlikely to be forgotten. But why do horseflies seem to appear more in the ...

Bug bites on your foot can cause swelling, itching, and discomfort. Identify the type of bite and use proper treatments.

When they bite, they cut the skin with their sharp mouths and cause a painful sensation as they feed on the blood. Appearance: A horsefly bite will become red and raised, and can cause reactions ...

And senior doctors are reporting incidents of patients being treated in hospital for infected horsefly bites. Despite the heat, experts say standing water, such as garden paddling pools ...

For example, tiny biting midges may cause very small bites with temporary symptoms that last just a few minutes, he explains.

Ms Rudd, from Spalding, Lincolnshire, said after noticing the pimple on 25 March, she went to A&E where staff suspected a horsefly bite. She was prescribed antibiotics and told to take ...