Insect and Spider Identification: CLOSED: What is this insect?, 1 by PudgyMudpies

PudgyMudpies wrote:
Hi,
well, I got the tree ID'd now I need to know what is eating it!
This picture is not that good because I don't have a good closeup camera. But hopefully between it & my discription, someone will recognize them.
The best way to describe them is gnats with white cottony fluff on their body. They do fly, but they are only landing on the Georgia Hackberry & me. LOL
They do not appear to be juice suckers because there is no shiny sticky patches where they have been. Just tiny pin holes that I can only assume are from them since there has not been anything else on it. And if they WERE juice suckers, I am sure the tons of ants that are here would have discovered it by now.
I have been spraying every couple nights with my bug spray (water, soap & mouthwash) and they do die. I rinse the tree off in the morning before the sun hits it & in a few days they are back.
I would really appreciate knowing what this new pest in my garden is.
Thanks
Donna