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Since Wednesday, New Yorkers running, biking, walking or on subways, have reported tiny insects, moving in cloud-like swarms, around parts of Manhattan and Brooklyn, in some cases making it hard to breathe
“They are aphids not gnats/midges/flies,” Sorkin said in a email. “I don’t know the species, unfortunately.”
The insects currently worrying New Yorkers are simply aphids transitioning to their winged stage, Grimadi told the outlet.
“When a population becomes very large … the emergence of winged morphs is impressive,” he said. “The good news? It means we have a healthy environment! No pesticides!”