Top 5 Northland Bugs That Should Be Eaten In New Trend, Insect Inspired Food

Gnats end up in my mouth, eyes and up my nose when I'm running in the summer.  They stick in my hairspray and yes, they do bite.  Take two, they're tiny.

Yes, I know they eat other bugs, but we had an infestation in the West Duluth area last year, and they bite!  I was literally vacuuming them off my walls.  I had to use the vacuum because if you squished them with a paper towel on the wall they left a yellow mark.  I called it my Asian Beetle land mine.  Come up with some Asian inspired dish and use em' up!

I say MosquitoeS, with an "s" because where there is one, there are many.  Need I say anything about these pests?  Besides carrying disease, they bite you, suck your blood and leave you with an itchy, red welt.  They are also crafty, once they finally land where you can see them, they can avoid your swat and isn't their hum so much more audible at night when you're trying to sleep? (with your head under the covers so they don't bite you)

This insect's name, Emerald Ash Borer has been in the news a lot lately because it's responsible for taking down forests, literally.  This week it was noted that the Twin Cities will be cutting down 66,000 trees and that's just the public trees, they aren't even touching the trees that are owned by the residents.  We've had issues with them in the City of Superior and on Park Point.  They are one of the reasons we can no longer transport firewood through certain counties in our area.

They ARE a pretty green color and they do eat other insects, but it's not when they are alive that bugs me, it's after they die.  Have you noticed that Mayflies are drawn to lights, your porch light, parking lot lights, etc.  They don't have a long life span and when they die (and there's lots) there are literally hundreds of Mayfly carcasses littering the ground near the light. EWWWW!