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:wink: Maybe NY is too far south for mosquitoes.
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:wink: Maybe NY is too far south for mosquitoes.
hah! I can safely verify that that is definitely not the case! whatever it is, at least in ny the fen environment usually has extremely few mosquitos. wherever I've seen showy ladyslippers, or cedar fens that have yellows and other things though you might see a mosquito there are darned few of them. same goes for true bog settings where there might be a handful of fairly tame mosquitos but they aren't that bad. on the other hand, acidic hickory/red maple types of swamps plus plain old standard wetland swamps here tend to have tons of very hostile mosquitos. cicero swamp east of syracuse is an acidic hick/red swamp and there are bomber bugs that carry equine encephalitis. I would like to know what the component is that deters them, maybe it would make a good natural repellent!
... I'm remembering that the parkers/tug hill fen area does have lots of mosquitos and deerflies, but that fen is surrounded by acidic wetland. so, not always the case. ... again on the other hand, I've been to a patterned fen in southeastern ontario, quite large and there were very few mosquitos or things like that there. there were also lots of other wetlands around that area but few biting bugs
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Kevin
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Very interesting. In Manitoba, wet = mosquitoes. Doesn't matter what the habitat is. Don't forget about West Nile too!
life is too short to worry about all the diseases you could get from flying and jumping bugs... not that that means I want a single one of them biting me :fight: I'm glad that some of our local mosquitos are wimpy enough that something keeps them away!
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musiclovertony
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You definitely post some of (if not definitely) my favorite in situ native orchid photos! keep 'em coming
keep 'em comingWhere are you located? Maybe you can come w/ us next year on wild orchid hunts. Hopefully I will have some in NYC!
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musiclovertony
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Where are you located? Maybe you can come w/ us next year on wild orchid hunts. Hopefully I will have some in NYC!
that would be wonderful! Only problem is that I am half a country away in Minnesota
Thankfully we have many of the same native orchids, here If you're ever out this way, drop me a private message oke: and I shall do the same with regards to NY!Next time I'm in Minn. then!
