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A small upside to this freeze
Posted on 2/19/21 at 7:55 am
Posted on 2/19/21 at 7:55 am
For you dog and cat owners. After extended deep freezes during winter the following spring and summer tend to have lower flea and tick infestations. A lot of their babies are dying right now.
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Posted on 2/19/21 at 7:56 am to Zach
It kills off the sod webworms too. They were horrendous last year
This post was edited on 2/20/21 at 8:13 am
Posted on 2/19/21 at 8:01 am to Zach
Fire ants should be down as well, especially the further north you. Supposedly temps under 10 degrees does them in. Unfortunately we only got to 15.
Posted on 2/19/21 at 8:05 am to Zach
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lower flea and tick infestations
I wish it had this affect on other bloodsucking creatures.....
Posted on 2/19/21 at 8:12 am to PillageUrVillage
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I wish it had this affect on other bloodsucking creatures.....
I believe if the ground freezes for 8 hours it will kill skeeters as well.
Posted on 2/19/21 at 8:12 am to PillageUrVillage
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I wish it had this affect on other bloodsucking creatures.....
I believe if the ground freezes for 8 hours it will kill skeeters as well.
Posted on 2/19/21 at 8:17 am to PillageUrVillage
quote:As the population centers of NYC, Chicago, Detroit, etc., indicate, cannot get cold enough to make a dent in the population of DemProgFilth.
I wish it had this affect on other bloodsucking creatures.....
Posted on 2/19/21 at 8:17 am to PillageUrVillage
quote:most ex wives have heated homes
wish it had this affect on other bloodsucking creatures.....
Posted on 2/19/21 at 8:19 am to Sidicous
quote:That escalated quickly.quote:DemProgFilth
flea and tick infestations
Posted on 2/19/21 at 8:21 am to Zach
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tend to have lower flea and tick infestations
Or you can just spread Spectracide Triazicide granules in your yard a couple of times a year to get rid of them altogether.
Posted on 2/19/21 at 8:24 am to highpockets
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believe if the ground freezes for 8 hours it will kill skeeters as well.
Alaska disagrees with this
Posted on 2/19/21 at 8:28 am to AggieHank86
quote:At least fleas and ticks can be controlled and serve a purpose in Nature.
flea and tick infestations
DemProgFilth
That escalated quickly.
Posted on 2/19/21 at 8:49 am to Zach
Skeeters in Alaska have fur.
Posted on 2/19/21 at 8:52 am to GumboPot
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Or you can just spread Spectracide Triazicide granules in your yard a couple of times a year to get rid of them altogether.
My yard is over an acre and my next door neighbor is an uninhabited forest of about 100 acres.
Posted on 2/19/21 at 2:35 pm to TiptonInSC
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Alaska disagrees with this
Somewhat fair point... But I'm pretty sure that Alaska has different breeds of mosquitos adapted to cold weather. So, it could still be true that some mosquito breeds (perhaps like those striped Asian tiger mosquitos) in TX, LA, etc., will be killed off to some degree by the current cold spell. Like the OP says, though, it would likely be a small upside anyway... that most would trade away to have have water and power.
Posted on 2/19/21 at 2:42 pm to epbart
I have also seen the mosquito referred to as the Minnesota state bird
Posted on 2/19/21 at 3:03 pm to SantaFe
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Skeeters in Alaska have fur.
Skeeters in South Carolina having landing pads and air traffic control.
Posted on 2/19/21 at 4:02 pm to Zach
Good, we live backed up to green space and the cat always gets ticks we have to pull of when they are out and about.
Posted on 2/19/21 at 4:41 pm to highpockets
Skeeters will be back buzzing around by next weekend.
Posted on 2/19/21 at 4:43 pm to tigerfoot
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most ex wives have heated homes
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