Members of the Maine Blackfly Breeder's Association in Machias are even taking credit for it. Organizers of the tongue-in-cheek organization, whose motto is "We breed 'em you feed 'em," say they are working to breed black flies with fireflies so the flies can be active at night. The group holds an annual convention and raises money for local charities.
"We are ecstatic," said Marilyn Dowling, who calls herself the director of research and development for the association. She and Holly Garner-Jackson, the marketing director, said people have a choice: polluted rivers and no black flies, or clean rivers and black flies. People "should roll up their sleeves to feed the little darlings," Dowling said. "They are defenders of the wilderness."
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