Biting gnats (Hope: live in, store, horses)

[lalahartma]

I'm not sure what these bugs are but they are pestering my horses! Is anyone familiar with them? Can I expect them all summer, or is this a spring-time thing? They are light colored and out during the day, in the sun.

Thanks!

[Poncho_NM]

They could be No-see-ums:

Richard ("Bugman" ) Fagerlund:
No-see-ums are biting midges that belong to the fly family Ceratopogonidae. They breed in very damp soil and they are active this time of year. I also live in the mountains and we have plenty of them. I would recommend wearing a good non-DEET insect repellent when you go outside. They are virtually impossible to control with or without pesticides.
ABQ Journal Live Interviews Online: The bugs that bug you

[lalahartma]

No, I do not believe they are noseeums. They are larger and light colored.

[lalahartma]

Ah, yes, I spoke to the feed store lady and she said they disappear when it gets hotter, more a springtime thing. Thank goodness!

[nmnita]

Originally Posted by lalahartma

I'm not sure what these bugs are but they are pestering my horses! Is anyone familiar with them? Can I expect them all summer, or is this a spring-time thing? They are light colored and out during the day, in the sun.

Thanks!

don't know what they are but we have gnats here in our house. We have them every year from about mid May to Sept, sometimes they are worse than other times, regardless they drive me nuts!!!!!

Nita

[lalahartma]

This is my first experience with biting gnats. Argh. Gnats I have known in OH and PA were harmless things. And in CO there was very few insects at all! I find them strange because I don't live in the greenbelt and everything is so dry. Hopefully they will clear out soon!