A very tiny fly that you can hardly see, but that stings:
| NR | 306 |
| GNAT | 157 |
| NO-SEE-UM | 117 |
| BLACK GNAT | 81 |
| MITE | 68 |
| STINGING GNAT | 52 |
| SAND FLY | 41 |
| SAND GNAT | 32 |
| SWEAT BEE | 25 |
| BLACKFLY | 22 |
| NH | 14 |
| PUNKY | 13 |
| MOSQUITO | 12 |
| MIDGE | 11 |
| BLACKFLIES | 10 |
| FLEA | 9 |
| SAND FLEA | 8 |
| SWEAT FLY | 7 |
| BUFFALO GNAT | 5 |
| CAN’T-SEE-UM | 5 |
| DEERFLY | 5 |
| MIDGET | 5 |
| NIT | 5 |
| FRUIT FLY | 4 |
| OAT BUG | 4 |
| BITING FLY | 3 |
| CHIGGER | 3 |
| JIGGER | 3 |
| MINGES | 3 |
| STINGING FLY | 3 |
| COW FLY | 2 |
| DOG FLY | 2 |
| NIT FLY | 2 |
| NO-SEE | 2 |
| TSETSE FLY | 2 |
| YELLOW FLY | 2 |
| ALL-JAWS | 1 |
| BAND FLY | 1 |
| BARN FLY | 1 |
| BLACK ANT | 1 |
| BLACK STINGING GNAT | 1 |
| BLOOD SUCKERS | 1 |
| BROWN FLY | 1 |
| BROWN GNATS | 1 |
| BUCK FLY | 1 |
| BUCKY FLY | 1 |
| BUFFALO FLY | 1 |
| BURNING FLY | 1 |
| COW GNAT | 1 |
| DOMINICKERS | 1 |
| FACE FLY | 1 |
| FLIES | 1 |
| FLYING ANTS | 1 |
| FLYING GNATS | 1 |
| GNAT FLIES | 1 |
| GRASS FLEA | 1 |
| GROUND FLEA | 1 |
| HARVEST BUGS | 1 |
| HARVEST GNAT | 1 |
| HAY FLY | 1 |
| HING-HING | 1 |
| HOUSEFLY | 1 |
| LEAF HOPPER | 1 |
| LITTLE BLACK MIDGIES | 1 |
| LITTLE GREEN DEVILS | 1 |
| MIDGIES | 1 |
| NO-SEE FLY | 1 |
| NO-SEE-UM BUG | 1 |
| NO-SEE-UM FLY | 1 |
| OAK BUG | 1 |
| OAT BEETLE | 1 |
| OAT FLY | 1 |
| OAT MIDGET | 1 |
| OAT MITE | 1 |
| OATS LICE | 1 |
| PEPPER GNAT | 1 |
| PUNKY FLY | 1 |
| PUNKY GNAT | 1 |
| SHAD FLIES | 1 |
| SHOT BEETLE | 1 |
| SORE-EYE FLIES | 1 |
| TARNISH BUG | 1 |
| TICK | 1 |
| TOUCH-HOLE FLIES | 1 |
| TURKEY ANT | 1 |
| TURKEY GNATS | 1 |
| WHEAT FLEA | 1 |
| WHEAT FLY | 1 |
| WILLIES | 1 |
| WOOD FLY | 1 |
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