Mayfly

5999   Could you please help in identifying this insect. I have swarms of them around my house, the cover everything from my BBQ, my table to my car.

This is a male mayfly (order Ephemeroptera). These do not feed as adults or otherwise cause any physical damage, but can become extreme nuisances when large swarms of them emerge at the same time. Mayflies spend the vast majority of their lives as aquatic nymphs; the adults live only long enough to find mates and then deposit their eggs. Ed Saugstad, retired entomologist; Sinks Grove, WV.