Walton County's Help with Yellow Flies

[Smiling JOe]

I think the bulk of the yellow flies leave about the end of June (just from memory...I am getting old!) but there are always some to be found, just not in droves.
I believe all I've seen in my mosquitoe magnet is yellow flies & mosquitoes. I do not know how the environment is effected (good question) by these machines, I certainly would not want to cause harm to some of the things I enjoy most!

Don't get me wrong. I don't like yellowflies and mosquitos. However, someone mentioned that these machines attract the insects from an area of 43,560+ sq ft. WOW! How big are your lots?

Sometimes we get so wrapped up in our own self interest, that we forget our impact to the environement. Remember back to 7th grade science classes (or was it 3rd grade?) when we learned the food chain? What happens when we destroy the food source for something in the food chain?

Just food for thougt on how we directly affect our environment. Personally, I like to see the frogs, lizards, birds and bats, and other creatures. Everthing in life is linked in some way. Think before you react.

 

[FoX]

Consider:

Do not kill anything unless it is about to eat you, or you are about to eat it.

If you cannot cut the head off of a bird with feathers, do not buy it neatly wrapped.

It should be natural, not taxing, to show compassion for all living things.

Hendrix is not God, but he might assist you in receiving a glimpse.

 

[Smiling JOe]

Consider:

Do not kill anything unless it is about to eat you, or you are about to eat it.

If you cannot cut the head off of a bird with feathers, do not buy it neatly wrapped.

It should be natural, not taxing, to show compassion for all living things.

Hendrix is not God, but he might assist you in receiving a glimpse.

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I would add that If you do not have the heart to cut the head off of any animal, do not buy it neatly wrapped.

--and I am not a vegetarian.

 

[aquaticbiology]

from my own personal june, july, august observations:

kill all the yellow flies/mosquitos you want
- there will be just more bigger ones as thinner population=less competition and better survivability

north wind=yellow flies, south wind = bigger waves

even normal seabreeze can pick up really dry sand and it stings just like tiny little needles when it hits bare skin hard enough

the true proper attire for northwest florida, especially at night, is: over the calf tube socks, sweat pants and a long sleeve hooded t-shirt, all in light gray or white - no skeeters or sunburn

troubled by bees, wasps or yellow jackets? - put out an just-about-empty beer bottle or two (not a can and preferably colorless glass, the cheaper the brand the better it works) slightly away from where you are working, especially when working with any sort of dead fish

too many (black) flies or other buzzy bugs? - hang a zip-lock bag half full of water in your entranceway

the more you water lawns and plants (or rain you get), the more mosquitos you will have, yellow flies come down from cattle country so are not affected by water, in fact they like it dry and hot

 

[dusty]

Anyone know the name of the special mosquito/fly repellent that they sell at Watercolor's store? It may come in other forms, but I recall it was in small towellette packets and the towelettes were reusable.