KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — It is that time of year. Pollen is in the air, and insects are still flying around. Across East Tennessee, communities are spotting tiny white "fuzzies" floating through the air.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — If you’ve noticed tiny white specks floating through the air, or sticking to your car, clothes, or porch, you’re not alone. They’re probably what experts call hackberry ...

MISSOULA, Mont. — During the fall, woolly aphids start to appear on local trees. The insects are not harmful to trees, but if you find yourself put off by the blue and white bugs you can wash them off ...

October. The world is suddenly cool and colorful. And alive with birds from the north passing through, insects galore and bursts of new wildflower blooms. I stole away one morning last week to walk a ...

I was sitting outside enjoying the unseasonable warmth this last weekend and noticed tiny, white, fluffy things drifting around my backyard. I had seen these for the first time last year and found ...

If your allergies have been acting up worse than usual this year, you might have an unexpected culprit: tiny white bugs known as the Asian woolly hackberry aphid. They’re showing up in droves this ...

The attached is a wooly aphid. The white substance on its backside, some of which has been scraped away here, is a waxy layer used to protect them from insect predators. While enjoying some time ...

One of the coolest things about working as an extension agent is that every day is different. Within the last week you may have seen white non-native aphids flying near sugarberry trees if you have ...

If you’re in the southeastern U.S. right now, you may have noticed swarms of fuzzy, white specks sticking to your car’s windshield or covering nearby trees. While the specks might look like dust, ...