OMG Black flies!

[dagibbs]

I don't know if they're worse than the last few years (maybe the wet spring has made this so?), or I've just (blessedly) forgotten how bad they were. But they are just awful out there! The swarms are crazy-making. My ankles (and many other bits) itch!

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[frith]

I think the black flies are transitioning to mosquitoes in my neck of the woods. With the abundant rains we received in the last month, the vampire fairies are getting a real boost. I'm spraying the llamas with insecticide, that has seemed to kill off most of the biting flies in the past.

[dagibbs]

I generally prefer mosquitos to black flies -- sadly we're still in full-on black fly season.