I get them in my yard in full force, in summer, I guess, in the shady areas with Spiderwort (which I let flower as long as possible), where Brushfoot butterflies hang out. I seem to feel guilty when I don't respond inwardly to them with the joy I have when seeing a butterfly - even though they may be as positive a part of my yard's balance as the colorful butterflies. Funny how we react to things.

When you say tiny, how tiny? Are they at least 3/4 to an inch long? If so, it's probably sod web worms. Bad, they will lay eggs, the caterpillars eat the sod.

I have them too. They are in the grass and fly up as you walk. Horrible. Small, white/grey moths.

Jane

I mean really tiny! maybe half an inch or less.
Still waiting to see if any of you have these and how to control.
Jane, you know what I mean! I don't have grass, so they are in all my shrubs and ground covers. Seems to me, they are here only in summer. Have you tried to get rid of them?
Thanks,
Hester

They are tiny and fly up when we walk on the grass. Its like a cloud. Thousands of them. Very strange, I'm sure they are up to no good. I thought it was some sort of grass moth.

Moving to this State 2 years ago has provided me with a lot of weird gardening experiences.

Jane

I was wondering if it could be a skipper. Ran across this but it doesn't quite fit either.

Tom

I wonder if they are related to fireflys.

I agree they are most likely sod webworm moths.

DM

Here is a link that might be useful: Tropical Sod Webworm

Thanks all, for your responses.
I think it's still a mystery although sod worms are a good bet. The strange thing is, purposefully, I have no grass anywhere on my property. However, my neighbor said he notices them when he was mowing, so perhaps they migrated here. I see from reading (thanks dangermouse) that they don't eat shrubs, and so far that is the case.
So I guess I just live with the nuisance of them and hope the fall sends them on their way!
Hester