Biting bugs can make or break a hiking day in New England.

Bugs. The ecosystem can't survive without them, but they sure do know how to ruin a good time. Roasting (and eating lots of) s'mores is less fun when bugs are biting you, but summer fun after sundown ...

A deer fly with an interesting yellow and black pattern. There are many different species of deer flies, and they display different patterns and colors. Credit: Griffin Dill / University of Maine ...