White, furry visitors are a Chattanooga area aggravation

Staff Photo by Robin Rudd / Aphids, living and dead, are caught in a spider's web, on Sept. 30, 2025, in East Brainerd area. — Staff Photo by Robin Rudd / Aphids, living and dead, are caught in a spider's web, on Sept. 30, 2025, in East Brainerd area. Staff Photo by Robin Rudd / Aphids, living and dead, are caught in a spider's web, on Sept. 30, 2025, in East Brainerd area.

By Ben Benton October 5, 2025 7 min read

With each breeze, the air in some parts of the Chattanooga region fills with fluffy, white somethings.

Is it snow? Monster pollen? Lint? Bugs?

Yes, bugs.

But why are they here, and what do they want?