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October 17, 2014 at 5:43 am #612949
CindertangParticipantHi I was searching for any info I could find on the clouds of white
> gnats in west Seattle and ran across a bit that was ran on the west
> Seattle blog in
> 2008 in October no less about the clouds of white gnats. Did anyone
> ever figure out what they were? Because there back. Earlier today it looked like it was snowing.
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October 17, 2014 at 4:47 pm #815128
mpentoParticipantI presume they are just what you describe, whiteflies. I guess we just need the cold weather to kick in and in the meantime let the spiders and birds do their thing.
October 17, 2014 at 8:09 pm #815129
esheymcParticipantFunny I did a similar search and found the same thread. When I googled the whitefly picture it didn’t look like the same thing. They have what I would describe as a blue butt but I too am wondering what they are. They are everywhere in WS and I work in Auburn and they are all over out here too.
October 18, 2014 at 3:45 am #815130
pigeonmomParticipantThey are wooly aphids. http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eriosomatinae
October 19, 2014 at 6:16 am #815131
esheymcParticipantThank you. Truly.
October 19, 2014 at 4:25 pm #815132
CMParticipantWhatever you want to call them, they taste horrible. I managed to inhale a couple while walking the dog. Ick.
October 20, 2014 at 5:30 pm #815133
trickycooljParticipantThey’re definitely not a come and go phenomenon. They’re everywhere, just go to any park at dawn/dusk. University of Washington and Green Lake Park are swarming with them except in the very coldest months of the year. Burke-Gilman Trail is a fantastic place to get your fill of insect protein while riding a bike through the swarms in the shade! *gag* I find them a welcome sign of spring, when it’s warm enough they come back and you know it stopped freezing at night.
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