Bugs (Billings, Whitefish, Roundup: camping, live, eat)

[CountryGal27]

If I remember correctly during a camping stay in a state park near Seeley Lake, there were very few "flying annoyances" in terms of flying biting insects there. As a whole, is this correct? There were a few mosquitos I think but we were by water too and didn't notice many.

Was in my yard today for an hour and bit by a horsefly or deerfly, whichever, man those bites hurt and then swell. Ug.

[bigtrees]

Originally Posted by CountryGal27

If I remember correctly during a camping stay in a state park near Seeley Lake, there were very few "flying annoyances" in terms of flying biting insects there. As a whole, is this correct? There were a few mosquitos I think but we were by water too and didn't notice many.

Was in my yard today for an hour and bit by a horsefly or deerfly, whichever, man those bites hurt and then swell. Ug.

Well, I've hard that mosquitos are the state bird in Minnesota. They're not that bad here.

With that said, I grew up in Whitefish and my family usually couldn't eat dinner outside in July and August because of the mosquito problem. I've never found anyplace as bad as Western Montana, but then, I also haven't been to Minnesota or Wisconsin.

Eastern Montana is a different ballgame. They're not bad there because there is less water.

We do have horseflies and they are bad.

The grossest creatures (in my opinion) are flying ants in May.

[CountryGal27]

Originally Posted by bigtrees

Well, I've hard that mosquitos are the state bird in Minnesota. They're not that bad here.

With that said, I grew up in Whitefish and my family usually couldn't eat dinner outside in July and August because of the mosquito problem. I've never found anyplace as bad as Western Montana, but then, I also haven't been to Minnesota or Wisconsin.

Eastern Montana is a different ballgame. They're not bad there because there is less water.

We do have horseflies and they are bad.

The grossest creatures (in my opinion) are flying ants in May.

Well, there's LOTS of standing water here, lakes, ponds, swamps and the like sooo.....IF/when I move, I'll most likely be in Billings. so good to hear about less bugs.

Flying ants...we have em' here too. Wonder what their purpose is....

Thanks......

[bigtrees]

You won't have problems in Billings. It's Western Montana where the skeeters are the problem.

Flying ants are the queen ants. They have wings so they can start a new ant colony that is a distance from the one that they just left. It's neat seeing how nature works but annoying as heck, too.

[Reziac]

Originally Posted by bigtrees

You won't have problems in Billings. It's Western Montana where the skeeters are the problem.

Eh, not mosquitoes so much. Deerflies and gnats and every other sort of flying biting critter, tho. Friends have a place NE of Billings toward Roundup, and some days they get eaten alive, and other days carried off to be used as a midnight snack.

Those little black deerflies are the worst. Sometimes you'll see a big cloud of 'em coming from miles away... all you can do is get into your car (or house) and make sure all the vents and windows are closed tight, and wait for 'em to pass you by. Ain't no bug repellant in the world that makes 'em back off. I learned to always look around in case a deerfly cloud was on the way, BEFORE leaving my car to hike in the Bridgers!!

[jarsmom]

Originally Posted by CountryGal27

If I remember correctly during a camping stay in a state park near Seeley Lake, there were very few "flying annoyances" in terms of flying biting insects there. As a whole, is this correct? There were a few mosquitos I think but we were by water too and didn't notice many.

Was in my yard today for an hour and bit by a horsefly or deerfly, whichever, man those bites hurt and then swell. Ug.

Lots of mosquitos in mt. remember days in Kevin when I thought they
would carry me away. the worst were in Seco. Yikes. DEEr flies and
horse flies, suck

[Gman2007]

Originally Posted by jarsmom

Lots of mosquitos in mt. remember days in Kevin when I thought they
would carry me away.

Kevin...... I think I would let the bugs carry me away!

[jarsmom]

Originally Posted by Gman2007

Kevin...... I think I would let the bugs carry me away!

Where too, great views of the sweatgrass mtns though

[rickers]

Holy smokes I moved from the Flathead area to north central Montana. We have a small patch of lawn with no standing water anywhere nearby and we have tons of mosquitoes.
I never had this kind of problem with Mosquitoes when I lived on the Flathead rez.
Even when floating the rivers in western Mt they were never really that bad. Yesterday We kayaked down the lower Marias river and we were eaten alive even after putting on tons of deet. The riverbanks had so much brush and tall grass the bugs were horrid.

[Gman2007]

Originally Posted by rickers

Holy smokes I moved from the Flathead area to north central Montana. We have a small patch of lawn with no standing water anywhere nearby and we have tons of mosquitoes.
I never had this kind of problem with Mosquitoes when I lived on the Flathead rez.
Even when floating the rivers in western Mt they were never really that bad. Yesterday We kayaked down the lower Marias river and we were eaten alive even after putting on tons of deet. The riverbanks had so much brush and tall grass the bugs were horrid.

I don't know rickers, maybe the city hasn't renewed its contract with their mosquito sprayer!