HAYS, Kan. (AP) Western Kansans are enduring the annual migration of miller moths, which overtake homes and crops as they head toward Colorado.
Known as millers, the creatures are actually army cutworm moths. They migrate across Kansas every spring.
The Hays Daily News reports the insects can be found in every nook and cranny during the migration. Western Kansans know that they can swat them or catch them in soapy water. But mostly the residents have to wait out the migration, which takes a few weeks.
Ellis County Extension Agent Stacy Campell says the moths like to feed on alfalfa and wheat. She says she has not received any reports of the insects damaging the young wheat crop.
