have you noticed the bugs are worse this summer?

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proxie
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have you noticed the bugs are worse this summer?

Post by proxie » August 1st, 2021, 7:46 pm

I'm not sure, but it seems like it to me vs. previous cooler summers. In both Oregon and Washington. Maybe something to do with the heat and no rain?

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Re: have you noticed the bugs are worse this summer?

Post by drm » August 2nd, 2021, 2:58 pm

They are early mostly I think. The heat melted the snow and warmed the little melt pools, which the baby mosquito larvae love.

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Re: have you noticed the bugs are worse this summer?

Post by Don Nelsen » August 2nd, 2021, 3:06 pm

I haven't been bothered at all this year and so far, in my experience, there are far fewer bugs than in past years. I was bit on a couple of hikes in June, but nothing for the past month. I hiked 65 miles in July and 41 miles in June. I hope saying this doesn't jinx me for the rest of the year!

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Re: have you noticed the bugs are worse this summer?

Post by Chip Down » August 2nd, 2021, 7:14 pm

Sort of. Had one of the worst mosquito days of my life near Cast Lake. But other than that, really hasn't been a problem.

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Re: have you noticed the bugs are worse this summer?

Post by mjirving » August 6th, 2021, 2:28 pm

Not a bad year for me. Seems that about the last 5 years or so have been pretty tame. In the years before that they were voracious and lethal.

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Re: have you noticed the bugs are worse this summer?

Post by retired jerry » August 6th, 2021, 3:18 pm

It's so local in time and space

If a breeze happens on the day you're at a place the bugs can be no problem, but the next day if it's calm the bugs can be terrible

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Re: have you noticed the bugs are worse this summer?

Post by mjirving » August 6th, 2021, 5:01 pm

I go to Odell Lake to the same place during the same week with fundamentally the same weather each year. 5-10 years ago they were always cut-throat. Recent years have been non-existent almost. I wonder if everything is happening earlier with the hitter and drier summers.

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