As dusk settles, clumsy insects are swarming, leading some to believe it’s a typical Maybug year. However, these bothersome evening visitors are not the large common or Hungarian Maybugs, but smaller related beetles. These summer chafers emerge from roughly mid-June to late July, sometimes extending into August in higher altitudes. Despite their nuisance factor, these beetles pose no direct threat to humans beyond potential agricultural damage. Interestingly, they were once even considered a food source. The swarms are a common summer phenomenon, but the species differs from the more well-known Maybugs.