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Around my area south of Jax and north of St. Augustine the pre-hurricane things were looking great with few bugs.
Post-Hurricane Mathew with a lot of water:



Even at this point the mosquitoes were not bad at all. Three days post hurricane I was walking around in the woods north of St. Augustine in short sleeves and no bug suit. Now however, since last weekend there has been a mosquito explosion.

I was in the woods today north of St. Augustine doing some simple tasks and it was unbelievable. With a full bug suit on to include a face mask it was a cloud following you and an audible buzz behind you as you walked in the woods. I was driving out of the woods in my truck with my face mask still on the cab was thick with them. Huge in size as well.

A couple of deer were even in broad daylight laying down on the dirt roads in the open. Yesterday at 0700 hrs and 1045 hrs and today at 1100 hrs. I can only think that by being out of the woods and in the open they are looking for a reprieve from the skeeters.

Take a look at the hogs and you’ll get an “appreciation” of how bad they are right now…………….





Bring extra Thermocells for this week’s opener of Muzzleoader……………..
Brian

I have noticed an increase the the percentage of large skeeters. I am talking about the ones that crunch when you swat them. Would be interesting to talk to an entomologist on Mosquito types, ratio, lifespan...

That gives me the willies!!

Its times like that I never go to the woods without Sunsect. A bit of SPF (15, never hurts to have on) and DEET that keeps those things off me.

Wow, I had heard they were having an explosion of skeeters around Melbourne, but I don't think they could be any worse than that picture.

Too bad the government won't do aerial fogging anymore. A couple of good passes would help everything but the skeeters.

MudDucker wrote:Too bad the government won't do aerial fogging anymore. A couple of good passes would help everything but the skeeters.

Over the last few days they've been doing aerial passes in St. Johns County where I live. Unfortunately I'm just a tad off on their map of their proposed fly zone.
Brian

Dagum!!!

Big Bend Brian wrote:

MudDucker wrote:Too bad the government won't do aerial fogging anymore. A couple of good passes would help everything but the skeeters.

Over the last few days they've been doing aerial passes in St. Johns County where I live. Unfortunately I'm just a tad off on their map of their proposed fly zone.
Brian

A local fed here told me last year that the feds had stopped those flights. I guess the state of emergency or the Zeka gives them more leeway. I would find out who is flying and give them some GPS coordinates!

hard pass. much less mosquitoes at publix

Sorry to hear abt all the sqeetrs in yr neck of woods. I'm hunting appal nat. First. out of Tallahassee. No rain here all of Oct. Bow hunted 3 mornings and4 afternoons. Havnt used thrmocell yet.hvnt seen many deer either. Been in mid 80'spast week