Mosquitoes

[Hewey]

I have spent the last two weekends sitting in a treestand. I was in my tree on the morning of the 10th an hour before sunrise and the mosquitoes were absolute murder! I do not know how I made it until 9:30? That morning when we came home from our hunt I went and bought a Thermacell (www.thermacell.com/mosquito-repellent) . I works magic! Every time I have been in my stand since I have used it. I just fire it up and lay it on the platform of my treestand and zero issues with the mosquitoes.

Chris

 

[Boyd]

The mosquitoes have been gradually getting a little better here each day, but they're not gone. Out there again today cutting firewood in the humidity and rain. I had a few buzzing around me, but not nearly as bad as when I first started this thread.

 

[46er]

The mosquitoes have been gradually getting a little better here each day, but they're not gone. Out there again today cutting firewood in the humidity and rain. I had a few buzzing around me, but not nearly as bad as when I first started this thread.

Just wait till the sun comes out, if it ever does....

 

[Bobbleton]

They're pretty much bad everywhere from what I can tell. The good news is that all the mosquito bites are distracting me from my chigger bites.

 

[bobpbx]

Hmm. I remember 2001. Rainfall was about 10" below normal that year. Not only was I not bothered by skeeters, but pine flies were virtually non-existent. I have vivid memories of breezing through the pines that summer on my dual sport in the dusk, and it was wonderful....no bugs.

 

[46er]

We all should be thankful its Autumn. Took a little ride around to Wharton and back, everything is brimming with water. If this were summer, the skeeters would be big enough to stuff and have for Thanksgiving.

 

[dogg57]

A horse from Gloucester County was euthanized Oct. 20 after contracting Eastern equine encephalitis, a serious, mosquito-borne illness in horses.
State officials provided no details about the animal, which was identified only as a 3-year-old stallion that died Thursday.
Douglas Fisher, the state’s secretary of agriculture, said horse owners “must be vigilant in protecting their animals” because the year’s rainy weather has boosted mosquito populations. The illness can be prevented by vaccination.
EEE infections in horses “are not a significant risk factor” for people, the Agriculture Department said in a statement.With this cold snap it should be the end the mosquito biting season