DEP monitors and treats 48 rivers and streams spanning more than 1,800 miles for black flies, also knows as gnats.

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The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has begun its annual black fly suppression program, monitoring and treating 48 rivers and streams spanning more than 1,800 miles.