No-see-um or Mosquito Questions
Posted: Sun Nov 20, 2016 9:56 pmI got bitten by mosquitos in the Keys, and I was pretty sure they were mosquitos because I caught several of them trying to bite me. I am pretty sure this last week's bites were no-see-ums because not only did I couple of times see small swarms of these tiny things, but I saw no mosquitos. Also the campground desk people said that there were a lot of them around. So, for now I am going to assume these were no-see-ums but keep mosquitos as a possibility.
And by the way, I had something similar a couple of years ago in Mississippi, but it was a one-time incident at one campground. It happened the last day of my stay, after it had rained heavily the previous day. This time I have been bit badly at two campgrounds--Sebastian right on the outlet near the ocean and WP Franklin along the Caloosahatchee River. Sebastian is surrounded by wetlands but it is a little dryer here.
For those of you who have spent a lot of time or lived in Florida, I have some questions I hope you can answer:
1) Can I assume that no-see-ums are a lot like mosquitos in that they are weather sensitive--both heat and rain?
2) If so, does this mean they are likely to get fewer with colder weather? This is the earliest I have ever come to Florida, and they say it has been warmer than usual. If this is true, can I expect these critters to be less and less as the weather chills? It is supposed to get down to 45 tonight and I just turned my furnace on.
3) Are these things likely to live all winter? I remember being bitten last time I was here but not like this time.
I really hate to leave Florida, but I also hate to wear long pants and long-sleeved shirts all winter also.
Thanks
And by the way, I had something similar a couple of years ago in Mississippi, but it was a one-time incident at one campground. It happened the last day of my stay, after it had rained heavily the previous day. This time I have been bit badly at two campgrounds--Sebastian right on the outlet near the ocean and WP Franklin along the Caloosahatchee River. Sebastian is surrounded by wetlands but it is a little dryer here.
For those of you who have spent a lot of time or lived in Florida, I have some questions I hope you can answer:
1) Can I assume that no-see-ums are a lot like mosquitos in that they are weather sensitive--both heat and rain?
2) If so, does this mean they are likely to get fewer with colder weather? This is the earliest I have ever come to Florida, and they say it has been warmer than usual. If this is true, can I expect these critters to be less and less as the weather chills? It is supposed to get down to 45 tonight and I just turned my furnace on.
3) Are these things likely to live all winter? I remember being bitten last time I was here but not like this time.
I really hate to leave Florida, but I also hate to wear long pants and long-sleeved shirts all winter also.
Thanks