There are very small insects flying around my azaleas. They have red heads and a black body.

One landed on me and bit me!

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#1 Comment By GKH_Susan On 06/02/2020 @ 11:44 pm

Sounds like a biting fly! Flying insects are hard to control; sometimes avoidance is the best you can do, such as wearing a product containing DEET while outside.

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