Huge Mosquitos in Michigan, new to me
08-12-2011, 04:39 AM
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I grew up in Mich. When I told my new Ga. friends about the freakin clouds of mosquitos that make life miserable, they just galze over and say "Right". About 12 years ago my friend mentioned that she couldn't walk cause the little black mosquitos attacked her, I too thought "Right". Well......the little buggers invaded my little yard. They are black, tiny, and only need a drop of dew to breed. Their bite is nasty, the welts are huge, and the itch lasts over a week. Kath said that they have migrated her from Miami, where she was raised.
08-12-2011, 05:08 AM
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I could be wrong about this wasp.. but I think these nasty little buggers like sandy areas best. If you do not have sandy soil, you will most likely not see them, or have very few of them.
Now for the state bird (Wisconsin's also ha ha ha).. you can keep them huge buggers. It is sad that you can not sit outside and enjoy an evening by the fire because you will need a blood transfussion before the night is over. It has been way to hot to sit with your skin covered entirely.
Now for the state bird (Wisconsin's also ha ha ha).. you can keep them huge buggers. It is sad that you can not sit outside and enjoy an evening by the fire because you will need a blood transfussion before the night is over. It has been way to hot to sit with your skin covered entirely.
08-12-2011, 05:19 AM
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Originally Posted by pab58
Alright Kathy!!!! You can just keep those nasty sounding critters down there in Ann Arbor!!!! I don't want them in Redford!!!!! :shock: :shock: :shock: On occasion we get a cicada wasp. They scare the heck out of you when you first see one! :shock: When I first saw one, I thought it might be a small hummingbird!!! Nope!! I found out it was a cicada wasp!! Should I send you one -- or two -- or three????? :D :D
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08-12-2011, 06:21 AM
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Originally Posted by sparkys_mom
Originally Posted by pab58
Here ya go! Cicada killer wasps really don't bother you unless you really make them angry. They will dig burrows in soft soil such as sand then capture a cicada, carry it back to the burrow where it will take it down in the hole. The wasp will lay an egg and the cicada becomes food for the larva.
08-12-2011, 08:06 AM
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Up in Northern Michigan they have little, tiny black flies and they have a terrible bite, too. They are so small they can go right through a screen.
Haven't seen any cicada's here but that doesn't mean they aren't around. I only go from my house to the van. Can't sit outside with these nasty mosquitos. Went out back for 5 minutes last night and came in with 5 bites. I always get big welts. I figured since it was around 70 outside with a nice breeze it would be OK. Wrong. Didn't stop those big buggers.
Haven't seen any cicada's here but that doesn't mean they aren't around. I only go from my house to the van. Can't sit outside with these nasty mosquitos. Went out back for 5 minutes last night and came in with 5 bites. I always get big welts. I figured since it was around 70 outside with a nice breeze it would be OK. Wrong. Didn't stop those big buggers.
08-12-2011, 08:32 AM
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It is noon here. Safe to go outside, right? Darn! Those things are as big as a B-52! I tried using a bug spray that would drop a horsefly dead in its tracks. I'm thinking the only thing that's going to work with these things is weapons grade Plutonium! We'd all die an early death, but at least we wouldn't be eaten alive. I have some bites that are as big as tumors! And it's the middle of the day. If you swat at them it only makes them more determined to get at you. I bet if I hit one with my car it would leave a dent.
I just wanted to check out my garden. Guess I'll go buy a haz-mat suit.
It is neither a Crane fly or a Mosquito Hawk. Those are more silent and their legs are not as striped.
I just wanted to check out my garden. Guess I'll go buy a haz-mat suit.
It is neither a Crane fly or a Mosquito Hawk. Those are more silent and their legs are not as striped.
Our new state bird
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