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How to treat for crane flies
Posted on 3/17/19 at 8:24 am
Posted on 3/17/19 at 8:24 am
Well they’re back and after an unusually wet winter my backyard is loaded with them.
What products have y’all used successfully to kill the larvae in your lawn? I’m fed up with these guys hovering around all my doors and ultimately getting in the house.
What products have y’all used successfully to kill the larvae in your lawn? I’m fed up with these guys hovering around all my doors and ultimately getting in the house.
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Posted on 3/17/19 at 10:11 am to Flanders
Bifenthrin granules
Posted on 3/17/19 at 4:23 pm to Flanders
Got the same problem. Never seen them this bad. Help us OB.
Posted on 3/17/19 at 5:03 pm to Flanders
Burn your yard
Posted on 3/17/19 at 5:13 pm to Flanders
I didn’t know what those were so I did a search. Always thought they were giant skeeters so I learned something today.
Posted on 3/17/19 at 8:06 pm to Geauxtiga
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giant skeeters
Ya'll talking about skeeter hawks ?
They come out early and feed on mosquitos
Posted on 3/17/19 at 8:20 pm to The Torch
Posted on 3/18/19 at 8:36 am to The Torch
This is a crane fly:
This is a "skeeter hawk":
Crane flies DO NOT eat mosquitoes. "Skeeter hawks" or dragonflies do!
This is a "skeeter hawk":
Crane flies DO NOT eat mosquitoes. "Skeeter hawks" or dragonflies do!
Posted on 3/18/19 at 8:44 am to Boudreaux35
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dragonflies do!
Not saying you are wrong but do they reallY? do they eat enough that ever makes any noticeable difference?
Posted on 3/18/19 at 8:54 am to Chad504boy
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Not saying you are wrong but do they reallY? do they eat enough that ever makes any noticeable difference?
I don't know if "skeeter hawks" actually eat mosquitoes or not. But when I was growing up in the 50's and 60's there was a gazillion of them every spring in SWLA. Some of them were a good 4" long. The sky was literally full of them. I don't think those numbers exist anymore. So even if they do eat mosquitoes, I don't think their present day population can make much of an impact.
Posted on 3/18/19 at 9:46 am to Tigerhead
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I don't know if "skeeter hawks" actually eat mosquitoes or not.
They eat all types of flying insects.
Posted on 3/18/19 at 11:10 am to Chad504boy
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Not saying you are wrong but do they reallY? do they eat enough that ever makes any noticeable difference?
According to Smithsonian, which is a pretty reputable source, they do eat them. Furthermore, they can eat from 30 upwards to hundreds of mosquitoes per day.
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