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Ilovepizza713 t1_itdj5y8 wrote

Replying to [deleted] (#181,832)

Yeah like you can barely see them except with the right light and the right background then it looks like there’s thousands of them.

I noticed them in late spring, and then when I’m walking my dog in some places they were around most of the summer

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ElderberryExternal99 t1_itdj8l8 wrote

Its not you. I them in front of my property and backyard. Never seen so many before.

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rroowwannn t1_itdo4wg wrote

They're called gnats or midges. They don't bite, they're more or less harmless to plants, they're entirely normal, there's barely any reason to swat them and even less reason to treat for them. The only way they can affect you at all is if you walk through a swarm and they get in your mouth and nose. Aphids munch on living plants directly, these guys usually don't.

They feed on dead plant matter on the very top of the soil, where grass will shelter them from the sun and wind, where we don't see em. They come up in a swarm only for mating purposes. Usually around sunset, but not always. Sunset is also when its easiest to spot them because of the angle of the light.

I have no idea why you haven't seen em before.

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nm1043 t1_itdvgmd wrote

Replying to Unknown_Species666 (#181,954)

So I'm not op, but this is similar to asking someone to take a picture of gnats flying around using their phone, only these are smaller than gnats, so you'd just have a picture of whatever is in the background I would think

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TheAdamist t1_itebhwn wrote

A few weeks ago, after the drought and we got pounded by rain for almost a week, then the rain ended and they appeared. they were way worse, it was insane. Walking down the street youd inhale some.

Gnats/midges as people say.

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