Bug Situation

Questions regarding Weather, Bugs, Northern Lights and other "natural" phenomena.

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Re: Bug Situation

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I guess I learned something new today. Around here in the south of Wisconsin, you dont' take ticks very lightly - prime area to catch some lyme disease.
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Re: Bug Situation

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So, historically, what is the bug situation in late May/early June?
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Re: Bug Situation

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The pesky critters are just getting their year started. Along Superior and in open areas, it's usually not bad, but go inland and it could be another story. Some mosquitoes for certain and it's also black fly season (they're hit or miss). Maybe late frosts and cold weather will beat them back some this year.
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Re: Bug Situation

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73irgrads wrote:...Maybe late frosts and cold weather will beat them back some this year.
I thought we were to have an "early spring"; well, that's what a ground hog told me. :lol:
"And standing on the the crest of the Greenstone Ridge, I suddenly had this desire to retreat north to where I just come, to stay in the backcountry, to spend another day in a place where the only deadline I had was to pitch the tent before dark."
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