The Map
   The weekly reports consist of spatial displays of weekly black fly reports, where your observations are represented by colored dots on a map of Maine.
                    How to participate
   Reports on observations of black flies are welcomed each week.  It is helpful to have them by Monday evening, for compilation each Tuesday, through the end of July.) 
    It is easy and fun.  Rate the severity of black flies at locations in Maine  where you reside or visit.   The scale is 1 to 3:  
                        1 = none or few, 
                        2 = some, but tolerable
                        3 = many, a royal pain.  
   Don't forget to report a level of "1" before the flies start in earnest and keep up the reports after the flies have disappeared, since an observation of "1" is just as useful and valid scientifically, as reports of "2" or "3".  Please include the name and the Maine Atlas map number of the locality or localities you are reporting for.
                    For future research
   Past reports will remain archived, accessible via the above menu choice and from the home page, for your further study.  I hope this helps us all to see trends, and to use the information, current and past, to optimize our outdoors experience.  Let me know if you found these useful, and/or have comments or suggestions.  Thanks to all who participate!  Please e-mail the Editor at: menature@maine.edu