A swarm of insects annoyed music fans at the AFRAM Festival in Baltimore in June. Some on social media baselessly claimed helicopters released “deadly mosquitoes” to attack the crowd. But they were likely just midges, also known as gnats, one expert said.
about the festival. She described millions of gnats"that came out of nowhere" and started flying into people’s ears, mouths and noses. Many left early, she said."I stayed, honey, but it was torture," she said.
We spoke with Doug Tallamy, a professor in the University of Delaware’s Department of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology. He said the swarming insects were likely midges, which are nonbiting and resemble mosquitoes. He said the swarms have nothing to do with people. The midges aren’t interested in them. The male midges are just trying to find a female to mate with, he said.
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