New Yorkers baffled by tiny flying bugs swarming city in wake of smoke

Insects appear to have arrived along with smoke from Canadian wildfires though their species is yet to be determined

Three weeks after choking smoke from Canadian wildfires enveloped the city, an infestation of tiny flying bugs is the latest signal that some New Yorkers are interpreting as the portent of end times.

Since Wednesday, New Yorkers running, biking, walking or on subways, have reported tiny insects, moving in cloud-like swarms, around parts of Manhattan and Brooklyn, in some cases making it hard to breathe.