They’re not very visible on video, but take it from New Yorkers, these little bugs get everywhere, even into beards. For the past few weeks, these swarms of critters have been driving the inhabitants completely crazy. “I really have them all over my t-shirt. But, what is going on?”, reacts a young woman. Already exasperated by the pollution linked to the smoke from the fires coming from Canada, New Yorkers must now, in addition, be careful not to swallow these little beasts. According to specialists, these are aphids that are particularly present after a very mild winter and a very rainy spring. “The start of summer, with the humidity and heat and the very heavy, very localized rainfall of the past few weeks, provides fertile ground for their development,” explains Jody Gangloff-Kaufmann, a researcher at Cornell University. These aphids do not bite and pose no danger to humans, only to plants. TF1 | Report A. Monnier, A. Poupon
2023-07-05 18:27:55
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