Mosquitos in Vocano...

[MarkP]

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Originally posted by bananahead

the higher you go the less mosquito prob, same with coqui
both dont like the colder nights as much as the lowlands.

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We got plenty of coquis here in Eden Roc.

[unknownjulie]

I havent been too bothered by them in Orchidland, but they are around.

[Bullwinkle]

And....... after a couple of weeks the sketers seem to leave one alone - not sure if we ajust - or they do.....

[ddoublee]

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Originally posted by Bullwinkle

And....... after a couple of weeks the sketers seem to leave one alone - not sure if we ajust - or they do.....

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I've heard that many times....However I'm a favorite of the skeeters, so even if they like me less after time, they'll still probably like me most [V]

[Oregon Woodsmoke]

You develop an immunity to their bites. They are still biting you, but you aren't getting the itchy welt.

[microage97]

Yup. i never get a bump any more and most of the time not even a red spot. Still feeling the bite though...

[seekir]

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You develop an immunity to their bites. They are still biting you, but you aren't getting the itchy welt.

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Definitely not true for me (sure wish it was). Lived in Hilo for decades with shady trees and abundant mosquitoes which loved and irrtated the heck out of me and still do when I'm down there. Minimal mosquitoes here in Fern Forest, I presume the lower temps discourage them, but cleaning gutters and other water catchers is a good practice.

[terracore]

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Originally posted by seekir

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You develop an immunity to their bites. They are still biting you, but you aren't getting the itchy welt.

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Definitely not true for me (sure wish it was). Lived in Hilo for decades with shady trees and abundant mosquitoes which loved and irrtated the heck out of me and still do when I'm down there. Minimal mosquitoes here in Fern Forest, I presume the lower temps discourage them, but cleaning gutters and other water catchers is a good practice.

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Second that. If anything the effects of the bites are getting worse, not better.

[Guest]

How are the skeeters in Waa Waa-Pakaka RD?[8D]

[OpenD]

I'm in Volcano, at about 3,800', and while the altitude and cold hold the mosquitoes down, we do get them. Both kinds, the daytime kind and the nighttime kind. Dusk is the worst for me.

My neighbors and I are pretty diligent about filling tire ruts that can pool water, etc., not so much for our own sake, but to try to help preserve the native honeycreepers, which have been decimated by mosquito-borne avian malaria. The main reason the remaining population is mostly up at our altitude is simply that the mosquito population is so reduced up here.