Know Your Insects

Posted on June 20, 2017 by jjneal

Midges form a “bugnado” along Highway 30 in Council Bluffs, Iowa.
Photo: Mike Hollingshead

Firefighters in Hamburg, Germany were called to an historic church by reports of smoke rising from the building. Upon arrival, the firefighters found no smoke and no fire. What they did find was a swarm of gnats above the roof which the firefighters correctly identified.

About jjneal

Jonathan Neal is a retired Associate Professor of Entomology at Purdue University and author of the textbook, Living With Insects (2010). This blog is a forum to communicate about the intersection of insects with people and policy. This is a personal blog. The opinions and materials posted here are those of the author and are in no way connected with those of my employer.
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