Declared war today!!! On bugs!!!

[Daren Todd]

Mowed today and ended up covered in ticks Also noticed that the fire ants have been taking over as well. Back yards getting covered in mounds. So, wife and I took a trip into town and loaded up on enough bug begone to treat the yard, and the biggest bag of fire ant killer.



Looks like we weren't the only ones having issues this year. Worker at home Depot mentioned he was on his 4th pallet of bug begone today, and third pallet of fire ant killer.

 

[Dayton]

Hey Darron...I have fought the losing battle with fireants also. I googled kill fire ants and came across the site....Texasprepper2 kill fire ants. It tells you what to use (bifen i/t) and how to use it to kill individual mounds. It kills the mound before you make it around the yard. Really good if you have outdoor activities planned. I guess you can never get rid of those devils for good but using your granules plus this stuff you should make it a lot better.
Good luck,
Dayton

 

[OldeEnglish]

I hate ticks more than anyone but I have too much area, some being too overgrown to walk through, to treat. I had an offer one time for some kind of organic garlic remedy but again it was expensive and required reapplication. On the other hand I'm not a fan of insecticides, especially if they have the potential to kill honey bees. It's a big problem today with a lot of bees getting killed all over the country, no bees no fruit or veggies.

 

[Ike]

Whats a good thing to use to kill ticks?

 

[skeets]

Guinea fowl, they will eat every tic they can find and every other bug as well

 

[eipo]

Discovered this a couple years ago when the mosquito's were so bad, they'd carry you away.

1 application of 1 ounce to a gallon on the yard around the house and there wasn't a single bug crawling or flying anywhere within the zone that was sprayed. Step outside it though.. And you'd get carried away.

 

[Ike]

Discovered this a couple years ago when the mosquito's were so bad, they'd carry you away.

1 application of 1 ounce to a gallon on the yard around the house and there wasn't a single bug crawling or flying anywhere within the zone that was sprayed. Step outside it though.. And you'd get carried away.

Thats good to know. I am sure I am going to need it this year with as much water that I have standing around

 

[Daren Todd]

Dayton, neighbor works for the city, and said they use the same thing you mentioned for fire ants. Said he had some spots in his yard to treat for them, and was gonna bring me some as well

We didn't have a winter this year, so fleas, ticks, chiggers, and fire ants have been blowing up. Walked outside the other day bare foot in some slippers. Slippers got infested with chiggers and ended up getting tossed. Knew I made a mistake when after five minutes my feet felt like they were on fire, and itching terribly.

 

[eipo]

The Wisdom is 7.9% Bifenthrin.

 

[Grouse Feathers]

Some people go right from complaining about winter to complaining about bugs. When someone up here complains about winter my standard answer is: I haven't seen a black fly in months!!! Now it won't be long before they show up for this year.

 

[Ike]

Some people go right from complaining about winter to complaining about bugs. When someone up here complains about winter my standard answer is: I haven't seen a black fly in months!!! Now it won't be long before they show up for this year.

Whats a blackfly

 

[North Idaho Wolfman]

Daren,
2 things to note just in case you didn't already know:
Make sure you have the pups treated for ticks, as they hide really well in their fur, especially the toes.
And If you do spray the yard, don't let them on it till it's completely dry.

 

[bearbait]

Discovered this a couple years ago when the mosquito's were so bad, they'd carry you away.

1 application of 1 ounce to a gallon on the yard around the house and there wasn't a single bug crawling or flying anywhere within the zone that was sprayed. Step outside it though.. And you'd get carried away.

Can't get it here in Canada, had to find anything that works.

 

[skeets]

What are black flys??????
Hmmmm well they are ahhhh hmmm errrr well read this and you will understand why they are hated so much
little black *&%$^$@)@(*^@~&%&^~#%() things

http://www.mosquitomagnet.com/advice/mosquito-info/biting-insect-library/black-flies

 

[Daren Todd]

Daren,
2 things to note just in case you didn't already know:
Make sure you have the pups treated for ticks, as they hide really well in their fur, especially the toes.
And If you do spray the yard, don't let them on it till it's completely dry.

Bug begone is granules and got watered in yesterday so I could control the yard.

Dogs get treated faithfully every month with Canine Advantics II. Works for fleas, ticks, chiggars, and also has an added benefit of repelling skeeters as well. It's a little pricey and runs about $300 per year to treat both dogs. But, Jack is highly allergic to fleas. It costs us over $500 for one flea bite on him Not to mention his comfort, and hot spot treatment twice a day till it clears up. Much cheaper and easier to be proactive $375 to treat the yard and the dogs per year

Tick diseases are hellacious here between human and dog viruses.

 

[Ike]

What are black flys??????
Hmmmm well they are ahhhh hmmm errrr well read this and you will understand why they are hated so much
little black *&%$^$@)@(*^@~&%&^~#%() things

http://www.mosquitomagnet.com/advice/mosquito-info/biting-insect-library/black-flies

See you don't know neither. LOL I have heard them called every name in the book and then some

 

[pendoreille]

Some people go right from complaining about winter to complaining about bugs. When someone up here complains about winter my standard answer is: I haven't seen a black fly in months!!! Now it won't be long before they show up for this year.

Here is a little ditty for you!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjLBXb1kgMo&list=RDqjLBXb1kgMo

 

[Grouse Feathers]

Here is a little ditty for you!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjLBXb1kgMo&list=RDqjLBXb1kgMo

Thanks pendoreille, I see that song was written in 1949. After 68 years black flies are just as bad now.

Ike since you are from Michigan I immediately assumed your question was rhetorical or you had never ventured north of the tier of counties bordering Ohio and Indiana.

Me, I live on a trout / black fly stream in northern Michigan.

 

[skeets]

Black flys should have been one of the 7 plagues. blood sucking little )*(&*&%$&^*@(_!++_(*^#&^%*&!_+ bassturds

 

[Ike]

Thanks pendoreille, I see that song was written in 1949. After 68 years black flies are just as bad now.

Ike since you are from Michigan I immediately assumed your question was rhetorical or you had never ventured north of the tier of counties bordering Ohio and Indiana.

Me, I live on a trout / black fly stream in northern Michigan.

I am sure they are going to be bad this year. Several years ago we always went to Can. fishing in the WAWA area. One year they had a late spring and we almost got carried away for 2 days. On the 3 rd day they were mostly gone. In a normal year we would miss them. They are not real bad around here but seem to be getting worse every year, but it does not stop me from fishing