PLAGUES OF LOCUSTS, NO...PLAGUES OF MIDGES, YES
Massive Cloud of Flying Midges Descends on Cleveland, Visible on Weather Radars
In what has become an annual ritual in Northeast Ohio in June, the Lake
Erie midges have descended upon the area, traveling in swarms large
enough to show up on weather radars in Cleveland. The tiny mosquito-like
insects are more of a nuisance than a danger, but area meteorologists
and residents had plenty to say about them nonetheless.