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Matt 10-10-2004 03:34 PM

What are these bugs ?
 
Here in NJ in the afternoon or early evening, I can go in the backyard
and see these small bugs, small like mosquitos or gnats, that fly
around each other in a (2-foot diameter?) grouping that hovers about
4-5 feet above the ground. What are these ? Should they be left
alone or otherwise ? Thanks.

Lar 11-10-2004 02:08 AM

On Sun, 10 Oct 2004 14:34:00 GMT, Matt wrote:

:) Here in NJ in the afternoon or early evening, I can go in the backyard
:) and see these small bugs, small like mosquitos or gnats, that fly
:) around each other in a (2-foot diameter?) grouping that hovers about
:) 4-5 feet above the ground. What are these ? Should they be left
:) alone or otherwise ? Thanks.


Could be a number of the different "cousins" of the fungus gnats or
midges just swarming about to breed. Doubt there is a concern unless
where you see them has a moisture issue to correct.


Lar. (to e-mail, get rid of the BUGS!!


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Sed5555 11-10-2004 05:14 AM

Here in NJ in the afternoon or early evening, I can go in the backyard
and see these small bugs, small like mosquitos or gnats, that fly
around each other in a (2-foot diameter?) grouping that hovers about
4-5 feet above the ground. What are these ? Should they be left
alone or otherwise ? Thanks.

Sounds like midges. See:
http://www.colostate.edu/Depts/CoopE...sts/midges.htm
sed5555




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