Mosquito Report

[mmmikkke]

Here in Michigan we had a bad year for mosquitoes 2 or 3 years ago, but it was nothing like we are having this year. This year, you can just walk along watching your boots and kick up 2 or 3 mosquitoes out of the grass with each step. It's insane!

[mmmikkke]

Let's link 'em when they're HUGE....mmmkay mmmike?

 

~Nut

[ElephantNest]

Spend some time down here, and you'll appreciate your area more. lol

 

Mosquitos are our state bird.

[General Lee 01]

I don't really take notice in 'skeeters myself. I'd say they're about normal here.

 

There hasn't been too much rain my way though.

[Elwood 2000]

Folks I live in the woods. Tons of trees, undergrowth and standing, stagnet water.

 

I have mosquitoes big enough for my Black Lab to BITE!!!

 

The population is HUGE thie year so far because of the very wet spring we have had.

 

I love the woods, hate the mosquitoes!

 

This is kinda like farting is a tornado, but I do set up my bug zapper to fry a few. I probly kill less than one half of one percent of the population, but it makes me feel better anyway. I have to clean the full screen daily!

[Wingnut]

I've got a neighbor that spent close to a grand on some "Mosquito Deleto" system...It supposedly clears 5 surrounding acres of them.

 

He has to hook it up to a propane tank, and leave it on 24 x 7 x all spring/summer/fall.

 

It doesn't do the job very well....I'm thinking of installing a bat-house in the back yard. Now THOSE things can eat some skeeters.

[R Dogg 56]

It's not the mosquitos that we have to worry about, it's the deer ticks.

[Black02Silverado]

I've got a neighbor that spent close to a grand on some "Mosquito Deleto" system...It supposedly clears 5 surrounding acres of them.

 

He has to hook it up to a propane tank, and leave it on 24 x 7 x all spring/summer/fall.

 

It doesn't do the job very well....I'm thinking of installing a bat-house in the back yard. Now THOSE things can eat some skeeters.

 

 

 

 

 

 

I vote for bats as well, I have a bat house on the side of our chimney. Also read up that a certain breed duck will eat a ton of mosquito's as well. Found that out in the process of us getting chickens this year. Oh the things a father does for his daughter's.

[carneyman]

At least there isn't west nile going around this year...yet. Got that a couple of summers ago, no fun!

[Draenor]

Spend some time down here, and you'll appreciate your area more. lol

 

Mosquitos are our state bird.

 

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Excactly, and they are the same size as that pic above.

[PaulieK]

I saw one this past weekend that had tail numbers and landing lights on it. It actually beat out the one with the Marine Corp Tattoo from last year!

[antig24]

There's not too many mosquitos around here yet, but they'll be here sooner or later.

[pm26]

I saw one this past weekend that had tail numbers and landing lights on it. It actually beat out the one with the Marine Corp Tattoo from last year!

 

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It was probably one from the movie "Mosquito". You know, a 3 ft long monstrosity that kills people and completely drains them of blood.

[OUMike]

I live in one of the most humid places in the United States, and our mosquito quantity isn't that bad this year. Its about normal. The only thing I think is different, is they seem to be present a little earlier than normal.

[Supurban]

I'm so glad I moved from Texas to San Jose, CA.....particularly summertime. No fire ants or mosquitoes - sometimes flies, but not those 2 pound horseflies. I like the cool dry weather here - somehow my towels in Bryan, TX never seemed to ever completely dry.

 

You need to get this toy for a more satisfying way to deal with mosquitoes and flies - battery powered bug zapper/swatter.