What are those flying bugs swarming at night in New Orleans? Formosan termites. They won’t hurt people, but they are a nuisance for a few weeks in the spring. They were bad Wednesday, May 22.
#NewinNOLA tip: turn your lights off to prevent swarms at your place.
#NewinNOLA tip: Turn off your porch lights to avoid termite swarms at your door. (photo via @NewinNOLA on Instagram)
Here’s what some NOLA residents saw outside. Check out the full post on our Storify account.
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The Great NOLA Termite Attack of 2013 #termitescanfly? pic.twitter.com/rbLDo10TOI -
Walked out on the porch to finish a phone conversation and swallowed a termite. #NolaProblems
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Termite season! @ Lakeside Country Club instagram.com/p/Zotkb7gh3B/
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Forgot about termite season this year. Didn’t take long to remember pic.twitter.com/RV3maSbXq4 -
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Same here. Bad, but not 2008 bad yet. RT @skooks: Visibility outside is about 3 feet right now due to heavy termite fog.
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Just finished vacuuming every single termite that made it into the house. Wow they are crazy tonight in Mid City! #turnoffthelights
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It’s termite season! pic.twitter.com/yphMLsKWaa -
Huge, snow-like Formosan Termite swarm on Maple Street tonight vine.co/v/b99iqJzBtiL
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How we deal with spring-time termite swarms in New Orleans. #NolaLife pic.twitter.com/1FDVCvCMdr -
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RT @busterbluthtp: Termite in mouth #nolaeats
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trick to riding home during termite swarm. . . keep mouth closed#NOLA
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Ghack! “Swarming Season” is upon us in Broadmoor. Would have appreciated a heads-up. I know I’m new, but really? #termite #skincrawling
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Apparently the thing to do was take a video of the termite swarms. Not to worry, I’ll get that to ya tomorrow. #thatsaweirdobsessionnola
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#iDontLikeWhen you feel like you’re were swimming through a sea of the dreaded #NOLA #termite. ‘Tis the season. nola.com/living/index.s…
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Termite season = swarms and bugs in all parts of clothing and hair
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Shredded termite wings everywhere this morning #NOLA
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And…the commenters find a food angle: Major termite swarms in #NOLA nola.com/environment/in…
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While we enjoy many of the seasons here in #nola (shrimp, crawfish, festival, etc…), we could really do without termite swarm season.
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Good morning from a termite-infused #NOLA #swarmageddon
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Thank ya LORD! I survived the termite Apocalypse!!!! I’m ready for em tonight!
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