Keālia Pond National Wildlife Refuge

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) has been receiving complaints about the seasonal emergence of midges at Keālia Pond since the refuge was established in 1992. 

While the midges are present every winter and spring, their population tends to reach nuisance level when winter rains fill the pond after drying out the previous summer. Unfortunately, prevailing winds and bright lights attract the midges toward our neighbors at Sugar Beach. 

The Service is looking for ways to better manage water levels to limit habitat for midges during the dry season.

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