Mosquito explosion
Contributors to this thread:Wisconsin
From: skookumjt
25-May-18
I ran out to check on a food plot for a client this morning and the bugs were relentless. Been a while since I have seen them that bad. Bring spray if you're going out to play this weekend.
From: Reggiezpop
25-May-18
Last weekend in Waupaca County they were terrible
From: ground hunter
25-May-18
Be back up at the cabin after Tuesday ,,,,,,,,, so far they have not been an issue, guess I will find out, on the trout stream, at night,,,,,, I have been turkey hunting Washington County, they are no problem here
From: Drop Tine
25-May-18
I really noticed them Wednesday afternoon up here while doing some yard work. They were out in force that afternoon!!!
From: xtroutx
25-May-18
Terrible here, I spray down before I go outside to do anything. Ticks are not too bad though.
From: Duke
25-May-18
I noticed the explosion around me last Sunday. I cannot recall them being this bad for several years. As stated, the ticks really are not bad though——if there is a bright side to it. Arm yourselves heavily before going into the woods!
From: Drop Tine
25-May-18
So far I have only had 1 tick on me but haven’t been in the back field much. I’ll take the skeeters over the ticks!
From: RutnStrut
25-May-18
Last Saturday morning it was terrible for the 15 minutes or so it took the Thermacell to kick in. After that it was only bad around the truck while putting gear away.
From: Bucktine
25-May-18
Skeeters are bad in Adams county also.
From: DoorKnob
25-May-18
I'd like to explode ALL skeeters ...
From: Buck Watcher
25-May-18
Terrible dry by me - Oneida County. Yet to use dug spray. Saw my first skeeter yesterday.
From: RUGER1022
25-May-18
Was Trout fishing a remote lake Wed nite . The Skeeters were beyond control , just horrible .
On a normal year we have a solid hatch about mid April & then a hard freeze wipes them out .
With record cold & snow all of April the Skeeters were never whacked . This is the worst in many years .
From: rallison
28-May-18
In Sauk County, take a bath in Deet!
From: Bigfoot
28-May-18
deer flies have now arrived
From: rallison
28-May-18
I played my "pipes" for my parents this morning, early, at their graveside. Wasn't doing the kilt garb...thank God!
Couldn't help but think anybody clad in a kilt in true Scottish "commando" fashion would surely regret it...lol!
From: Jeff in MN
29-May-18
Been doing some landscaping work and was outside all day yesterday near Hayward. No skeeters during the day, as I was about to quit around 7 PM a few started to chase me. Pretty dry area except where there are lakes, I would guess that most of the woods is terrible.
From: Live2hunt
29-May-18
I sprayed that cutters stuff at our cabin, very few skeeters. The places I didn't spray were terrible.
From: happygolucky
29-May-18
After the recent rains in Oneida County, I was eaten up yesterday morning when packing to head home. They were relentless.
From: WausauDug
29-May-18
they are horrible in Wausau..
From: xtroutx
29-May-18
Worked in the garden this morning,spayed down 3 times, and still got eaten alive....terrible.
From: bfisherman11
29-May-18
Skeeters are not bad by us but the gnats are. Almost wish for skeeters because I could spray down. I used Cutter yesterday and it did not even slow those gnats a bit. Tried Deep Woods Off on Sunday, did not help either. I heard Vanilla extract but smelling like a cup cake just seems like it a bad idea. Ha
Bill
From: smokey
29-May-18
We aren't the only ones suffering!
From: smokey
29-May-18
One word: Thermocell.
From: Nocturnal
29-May-18
Smokey you should put that on your main web site. Bowsite pictures are not great.
From: smokey
30-May-18
I have it on there, just updated a few photos. I had some problems with uploading for a few days. The problem was solved by unplugging, letting my modem cool down for a few minutes then rebooting my modem.
From: Drop Tine
30-May-18
It’s the damn Russians. I was reading today the FBI is recommending small businesses and home modems to be rebooted. It disrupts something with malware from them. No fooling.
From: albino
31-May-18
Yes, I did reboot my modem yesterday also. The skeeters were not around till this a.m. here in Jefferson County. They must have had a good hatch last night as I was unprepared & was wiping them off my arms in bloody masses. My Turkey hunting cloths are all treated but I think I would have heard them as thick as they are now.
From: SteveD
01-Jun-18
I have a part time route job during the mid morning and early afternoon hours that takes me out in the country I also and have noticed increased deer movement and activity in those areas which never seen much before the past few years. Could be the "bug" weather and increased mosquitos? Gotta be making it hard on the deer.
From: Helgermite
01-Jun-18
I saw two does in two totally different spots literally bedded down in a open dirt fields less that 50 yds from the road in broad daylight. One was in the morning the other was in the early afternoon. My guess is there are less bugs where they bedded than back in the brush.
From: DoorKnob
01-Jun-18
The deer tails here are on high twitch setting.
