Black fly no longer spoils the spring at N.H. resort

From: The Boston Globe | Date: May 4, 1995| Author: Associated Press | Copyright information

DIXVILLE, N.H. -- Black flies, which are beginning to make their annual presence known in New Hampshire, are not expected to be any more pesky than usual this season, scientists say. But that news does not console those who know the black fly.

"We now know that black flies in other countries have started cattle stampedes and have caused people to become deranged" from staying indoors to avoid them, said Stephen Barba, a manager of The Balsams Resort, which has spent thousands of do...