06/15/2009 (8:28 am)
Mayflies are back in town
The Lake Erie mayflies are making their annual visit.
I saw several mayflies this morning in downtown Monroe.
– Paula Wethington
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Comment by Mike Ingels
Hi Paula!
I was at the Erie State Game Area last week near the Whiting Power Plant and the mayfly level was just starting to get uncomfortable in the woods. I probably had ten or 15 consistently on me during that section of my hike. So, I headed out to an open prairie area and lost ‘em.
It’s really funny, though, how much it’s mind over matter. They don’t bite, so having a few hangers-on is not a problem. Just don’t panic. But I’ve literally hiked through clouds of the things before and they start to get in your mouth and hair. That’s when it gets nasty.
Mike
Comment by Paula Wethington
I remember eight or nine years ago driving through a swam of them on Luna Pier Rd. near I-75.
One or two mayflies at a time, they’re cute.
But swarms are not fun.
Comment by Melissa Ping
Someone should get the Mayflies a calender. 
Comment by Paula Wethington
Are you still seeing them? How funny.
I didn’t notice as many in downtown Monroe this summer.
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