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re: Mosquitos in BR are at insane levels

Posted on 2/19/24 at 3:43 pm to
Posted by bayoubengals88
LA
Member since Sep 2007
19117 posts
Posted on 2/19/24 at 3:43 pm to
quote:

I've had more than normal mosquitos lately, but what people are referring to as mosquito hawks, I've always known them as crane flies.

Correct.

I don't think there are actually many regular biting mosquitos flying around at all.

Everyone is likely talking about the large crane flies, which are:
1) harmless and
2) not mosquitos.

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Posted by RedHawk
Baton Rouge
Member since Aug 2007
8869 posts
Posted on 2/19/24 at 4:31 pm to
I’m seeing a lot of huge mosquitos as well in BR. Worst I’ve ever seen. These are not crane flies either.
Posted by MikeD
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2004
7308 posts
Posted on 2/19/24 at 4:37 pm to
quote:

Everyone is likely talking about the large crane flies, which are: 1) harmless and 2) not mosquitos.


Opened my back door from a room with lights on and bare windows the other day for a few seconds to let dogs out… probably 30 streamed in. Now we go out from rooms that are completely dark.
Posted by Zander Kelley
Member since Jan 2024
346 posts
Posted on 2/19/24 at 5:16 pm to
I wish I could smack you with my fly swatter. We know the difference between the two.
Posted by GreenRockTiger
vortex to the whirlpool of despair
Member since Jun 2020
42898 posts
Posted on 2/19/24 at 5:17 pm to
quote:

I don't think there are actually many regular biting mosquitos flying around at all.
there are actually a lot
Posted by moneyg
Member since Jun 2006
56879 posts
Posted on 2/19/24 at 7:54 pm to
quote:

Everyone is likely talking about the large crane flies, which are:
1) harmless and
2) not mosquitos.



Do they eat mosquitos?
Posted by JTM72
BR, LA.
Member since Mar 2014
1210 posts
Posted on 2/20/24 at 11:07 am to
quote:

I don't think there are actually many regular biting mosquitos flying around at all.



Wrong.. At both my house and my parents house, I've seen hundreds of mosquitos in the carport- With crane flies mixed in but far less in numbers. Same at the dog park.

I believe it's mosquitos everyone is seeing. I wouldn't discredit the knowledge of the average person from Louisiana on being able to distinguish between the 2- I'd be willing to bet that most people from this state know the difference
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