Biting flies
The last two days it has been terrible. Biting flys are terrible. Anyone else experiencing them?
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Yes they incredibly annoying. They seem to land and bite almost instantly. I first ran into them fishing Lake Ontario many years ago. I think they followed me back lol.
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Are you referring to standard horseflies and greenheads or those triangle bugs that seem to be getting worse over the years?
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Here is a picture of a biting fly that I killed recently at the beach. They are quite quick, and you have to be willing to let it start to bite you in order for you to nail it. Insectologists,? please zoom in and tell us what it is. They have been plentiful this year.
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Biting flies
I think those are deer flies.
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That isn't the deer fly that I know so well from our property in CT. A deer fly will have distinctive wing stripes/pattern. In CT, they relentlessly swarm around your head during the month of July. Typically around marshy wetlands and wet woodlands. I have found solutions that help make being outside tolerable during that month. Otherwise, you are simply miserable and the bite is very painful.
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This is what I'm not loving. These things sting quicker than I feel them and the bitten area blows up for a couple hours.
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I have had something biting me the last couple of days but they seem to be tiny. Last evening I had to come inside. I think they might be white tiny things.
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Bottom line, regardless of their actual name, they are nasty. Dave |
So it’s not just me. Thank you all. The little bast@$&@s are disrespectful to this writers cigar time.
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Rescue Fly Traps
We have purchased these rescue outdoor fly traps https://www.amazon.com/STERLING-INTE...en%2C63&sr=1-4
They work and will collect tons of flies. |
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Ask Someone from Florida
Unseen insect biters are probably "No-see-ums"--a midge also known as "Flying Jaws". They're out at dawn and dusk, and target ankles and elbows. Maggies Farm repellent is very successful in keeping them away.
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The Deer Fly has stripes on its wings (as pictured), lands first on your head, circles you a few times, then stealthily bites exposed skin. Wait several seconds after first sighting one, then swat it with a rolled-up magazine when it lands on your calf. The "deer" fly spares no mammal, and leaves a blood trail when swatted. In states to the south, expect some yellow/orange coloration. Wear white clothing to discourage them. The Horse Fly is comparatively mammoth in size, is stealthy, and is readily consumed by dragonflies in the Darner family. You won't see both at the same time--for long! Maybe a dragonfly decal on your boat's deck will keep them away? ;) |
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For those painful deer flies
If any of you frequent areas with deer flies during their in-season (mid-summer), purchase these:
https://www.amazon.com/12-Deerfly-Pa.../dp/B0038RO1YI I use these at our CT home where, in July, the deer flies are merciless no matter what I'm doing outside. They are also great to have along when hiking at that time of year. These make being outside enjoyable again. Almost every single fly will attempt to land on your head where they get stuck to the flypaper. Yes, you'll feel a little odd with patches of dead or dying deer flies on your cap but given the alternative, who cares. Note...these are specifically for deer flies (see Thinks photo below) as they nearly always go for the head. They will not work with other biting flies. |
Stable Flies
Thank you, ApS, for your post regarding the similarities and differences in the various biting flies which are prevalent throughout the Lakes Region and beyond.
As a child I spent a great deal of time at the family farm in Gilford and remember those pesky stable flies very well. My uncles kept a hand-held sprayer in the barn filled with a liquid mixture to spray their cows when those horrible creatures swarmed around tormenting them. It had a rather pungent, but not overly offensive, odor, which was a part of the “big barn smell” in those days. It was a weapon most farmers kept in their arsenals to alleviate the torture of their cattle from those flies. I believe it was purchased at the Merrimack Farmers’ Exchange in Laconia. I suspect it may have contained creosote. Meanwhile, the cows battled them with a weapon of their own, as well. They would swish their tails from side to side and over their backs as far as they could reach to try to keep them away. Yes, stable flies can deliver a painful bite and they show no mercy. |
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