NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — If you’ve noticed tiny white specks floating through the air, or sticking to your car, clothes, or porch, you’re not alone. They're probably what experts call hackberry woolly aphids.

Also known as simply woolly aphids, the insects are an invasive species feeding on the sap of hackberry trees across Middle Tennessee. They have also been found in South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama and Texas, according to the Center for Invasive Species Research at the University of California, Riverside.

Cat Rose Smith, who recently moved to East Nashville, said she was surprised to find her freshly washed car coated in........

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