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05-23-2022, 03:01 PM
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Blackflies 2022!
Alright, folks... time is precious before the insect apocalypse... feel free to share any recent reconnaissance info to share regarding the status of black flies in different corners of the park. I'm hoping to get a night or two in this weekend, even if I need to bathe in garlic first!
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05-23-2022, 03:03 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Rochester, NY
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May 14-15 black flies in West Canada Lakes. A few mosquitos too.
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05-23-2022, 03:28 PM
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Location: Western Adirondacks
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southwestern Adirondacks, mosquitoes were especially vicious yesterday after the recent hot humid weather. Black flies were out the week prior. Earliest black flies tend to annoy rather than bite, but the biting species are hatched out now.
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05-23-2022, 03:40 PM
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May 19th plenty of black flies in the Five Ponds Wilderness, and biting.
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05-23-2022, 05:13 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Pocono Mts, Pa. and Adirondacks
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Plenty of black flies in Ferris Lakes WF and they are beginning to bite.
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05-23-2022, 08:28 PM
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Location: Ballston Lake, NY
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Wilcox Lake Wild Forest:
belligerent-and-numerous.jpg
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Tick Magnet |
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05-23-2022, 09:24 PM
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Location: Hogtown
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Been out turkey hunting in the Lake George area and it's been warm. More mosquitoes than black flies, so far.
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05-24-2022, 08:36 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: USA
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Black flies were ferocious along the shores of Siamese Ponds and on the nearby peaks this past Saturday, but no issue on the trail in/out.
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05-24-2022, 10:06 AM
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Location: Corinth N.Y.
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RULE OF THUMB: Black flies always from Mother's day to Father's day.
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05-24-2022, 03:43 PM
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Location: Elizabethtown
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On Saturday, 5/21, I hiked partway up the North Trail to Giant. Insects weren't too bad, but I wore long sleeves and pants. The heat bothered me more. Then came the rain...
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05-24-2022, 04:00 PM
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Get ready, the deer flies are starting here on Tug Hill.
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05-24-2022, 07:55 PM
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Quote:
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06-02-2022, 12:04 PM
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Location: Rochester NY
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Cedar River Flow 5/28-29 Swarmed but low biting
We were swarmed but I do not have a lot of bites to show for it. Cleared up a bit on the remain flow, away from the fast-moving water which I understand is their breeding ground
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06-02-2022, 05:38 PM
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Location: Rochester, NY
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Cold River country May 28-30th, blackflies have been replaced with mosquitos.
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06-02-2022, 11:01 PM
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Moving along
Join Date: May 2006
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So what you guys are saying is that it is black fly season again this spring?
And mosquitoes and deer flies are also starting to come out now too as the weather gets warmer? Whoa? weird! |
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06-02-2022, 11:21 PM
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06-03-2022, 10:28 PM
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So true..
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06-03-2022, 11:09 PM
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Lol!
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06-04-2022, 06:33 AM
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Buckladd, it’s funny, but probably true. Black flies, deer flies and mosquitos , probably do more to protect wilderness from the masses than anything else. The fact Old Forge and other communities spray and use bti to promote tourism is proof.
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06-04-2022, 10:14 AM
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Last seen wandering vaguely
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Orwell NY
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Tuesday was the worst day for me so far this year. Downtown Piercefield had black flies, mosquitos and deer flies all biting, and I was building a woodshed so I didn't have a hand free to swat them sometimes. I have more black fly bites than I've ever had at once before, somewhere around 100-200 at a guess.
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