eekuasepinniW Posted May 17, 2017 Share Posted May 17, 2017 Went to get something from my car and it's spitting rain wtf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted May 17, 2017 Share Posted May 17, 2017 As bad as the blackflies were the other night, they were worse today. No exposed piece of human flesh was safe this evening. I was mowing (tractor) in the sun and it didn't matter. I challenge Eek to come over and survive 5 minutes outside here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eekuasepinniW Posted May 17, 2017 Share Posted May 17, 2017 33 minutes ago, dendrite said: As bad as the blackflies were the other night, they were worse today. No exposed piece of human flesh was safe this evening. I was mowing (tractor) in the sun and it didn't matter. I challenge Eek to come over and survive 5 minutes outside here. Basically no biting bugs here yet, just some friendly gnats. I've been trying to schedule a chicken visit for ages but my damn ankle got me so far behind that I'm working 7am to 8pm now trying to get caught up. Another couple weeks and I should be mostly done. One lazy-ass hummingbird finally arrived back today. One female rose breasted grosbeak. Zero orioles. Oranges everywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lava Rock Posted May 17, 2017 Share Posted May 17, 2017 As bad as the blackflies were the other night, they were worse today. No exposed piece of human flesh was safe this evening. I was mowing (tractor) in the sun and it didn't matter. I challenge Eek to come over and survive 5 minutes outside here.I hate black flies more then ticksSent from my XT1254 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted May 17, 2017 Share Posted May 17, 2017 You NNE people and black flies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherwiz Posted May 17, 2017 Share Posted May 17, 2017 15 hours ago, #NoPoles said: Depends...at Lyndon State, it was an entire year. Fall semester it was intro to research methods where you learned how to collect data, statistically analyze it, and identify reliable research sources. Spring semester was designing your experiment, collecting your data and writing the paper. I did a water quality analysis of snow melt run off from Burke Mountain Ski Resort, pre and post ski season. Awesome thank you! I'm thinking of doing internship and research b/c I'm not entirely sure what route I want to try and go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OceanStWx Posted May 17, 2017 Share Posted May 17, 2017 39 minutes ago, CoastalWx said: You NNE people and black flies. Never had a problem with mosquito bites, but black flies are a different story. So itchy I would consider chopping off an extremity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted May 17, 2017 Share Posted May 17, 2017 I started up my truck a few mins before leaving this morning. When I went back out there were thousands swarming it. It's like a horror movie right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted May 17, 2017 Share Posted May 17, 2017 19 minutes ago, dendrite said: I started up my truck a few mins before leaving this morning. When I went back out there were thousands swarming it. It's like a horror movie right now. they love chicken sh it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted May 17, 2017 Share Posted May 17, 2017 27 minutes ago, Ginx snewx said: they love chicken sh it Pic of dead Oak in yard reminder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaineJayhawk Posted May 17, 2017 Share Posted May 17, 2017 6 minutes ago, Damage In Tolland said: Pic of dead Oak in yard reminder Weird fetish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted May 17, 2017 Share Posted May 17, 2017 31 minutes ago, MaineJayhawk said: Weird fetish Just wanted to see it. Sort of like someone posting crazy hiking pictures Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted May 17, 2017 Share Posted May 17, 2017 1 hour ago, OceanStWx said: Never had a problem with mosquito bites, but black flies are a different story. So itchy I would consider chopping off an extremity. I get eaten alive at the lake by skeeters. Might as well be one big can of DEET. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted May 17, 2017 Share Posted May 17, 2017 59 minutes ago, Damage In Tolland said: Pic of dead Oak in yard reminder some of us work for a living, have a game right after work, maybe tomorrow is I have time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted May 17, 2017 Share Posted May 17, 2017 Just now, Ginx snewx said: some of us work for a living, have a game right after work, maybe tomorrow is I have time I'm at work now so I understand brethren. Maybe the wife can snap one and send to you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted May 17, 2017 Share Posted May 17, 2017 55 minutes ago, MaineJayhawk said: Weird fetish its Kevin would you expect anything but weird. I mean dude wants to step in gypsy moth poop all summer long so they eat his oaks so he has to chop them down at a 2K expense leaving divots and open space with no shade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted May 17, 2017 Share Posted May 17, 2017 Just now, Damage In Tolland said: I'm at work now so I understand brethren. Maybe the wife can snap one and send to you Some of us have wives who work full time jobs too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted May 17, 2017 Share Posted May 17, 2017 Last year... yesterday's date. Snow straight to the valley floor as there was accumulations even down to 700ft RT 100 corridor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted May 17, 2017 Share Posted May 17, 2017 This year we speedo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamarack Posted May 17, 2017 Share Posted May 17, 2017 15 hours ago, Ginx snewx said: I didn't spray for Gypsy Moth, we spray cinnamon oil extract for ticks and fleas. The Gyspies here hatched and were everywhere, the next day after a rain and cold night they were all dead. One Oak did not come back this year. Were any of those dead worms hanging from bark in upside-down "V" shape? That's diagnostic for the polyhedral virus that has ended some past outbreaks. (Otherwise, something else killed them.) I hate black flies more then ticks Blackflies are irritating, but the season here lasts only 2-3 weeks (longer when I lived up north.) Ticks are around whenever the snow is gone, along with possibly causing something much worse than an itchy couple of days. When it comes to biting flies, I find deerflies 10X worse than either blackflies or mosquitos. Can't outrun deerflies (I've had them pace my vehicle at up to 20 mph) and no repellent short of flaming kerosene has any effect. Note to dendrite: I've never been bitten by any of the thousands of blackflies that have wound up in my vehicles, tents, etc. Mosquitos are another story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted May 17, 2017 Share Posted May 17, 2017 35 minutes ago, CoastalWx said: I get eaten alive at the lake by skeeters. Might as well be one big can of DEET. Eek came over one day last spring and was amazed at how many more blackflies we had than he did. We have a decently flowing stream in the back woods and the Winni River right down the road so maybe it's a favorable breeding ground. Whatever it is, there's more of them and they're extra hungry this May. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted May 17, 2017 Share Posted May 17, 2017 8 minutes ago, tamarack said: Were any of those dead worms hanging from bark in upside-down "V" shape? That's diagnostic for the polyhedral virus that has ended some past outbreaks. (Otherwise, something else killed them.) yes and I posted that previously with a picture, these are all dead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamarack Posted May 17, 2017 Share Posted May 17, 2017 1 minute ago, Ginx snewx said: yes and I posted that previously with a picture, these are all dead My favorite way to see gypsy moth larvae! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted May 17, 2017 Share Posted May 17, 2017 4 minutes ago, dendrite said: Eek came over one day last spring and was amazed at how many more blackflies we had than he did. We have a decently flowing stream in the back woods and the Winni River right down the road so maybe it's a favorable breeding ground. Whatever it is, there's more of them and they're extra hungry this May. We have them here, but not as bad. Mosquitoes are usually the biggest pest. Ticks too...in fact we have a bad (and underrated) Lyme Disease problem in MA and especially south shore. It seems to be getting worse every year. As far as mosquitoes go, they do aerial spraying here in the wetlands to reduce the mosquito population. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted May 17, 2017 Share Posted May 17, 2017 32 minutes ago, CoastalWx said: This year we speedo. Yup. Already cleared 30 degree rise this morning. Low of 45F this morning and up to 75F as of 11am. Did a 10 degree rise between 9 and 10am. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted May 17, 2017 Share Posted May 17, 2017 Lol the virus doesn't activate till late May and June if it does at all. And it's not working this year as we've all seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted May 17, 2017 Share Posted May 17, 2017 3 minutes ago, Damage In Tolland said: Lol the virus doesn't activate till late May and June if it does at all. And it's not working this year as we've all seen. so very very glad we don't live there, but hey if it doesn't activate until Late May early June how in Sam hell do you know its not working this year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted May 17, 2017 Share Posted May 17, 2017 LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Typhoon Tip Posted May 17, 2017 Share Posted May 17, 2017 i think today has a shot at nicking 90 and busting MOS at a couple locations... 84 at FIT as of 11 am ... close. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoth Posted May 17, 2017 Share Posted May 17, 2017 Anyone here tried Counterweight's Headway? Hear good things and found a 4 pack this morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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