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Mosquitoes in December

  • 27-12-2018 11:22pm
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    Grawns
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    Hi, I moved to a new build in North County Dublin last year and was surprised by a sudden plague of mosquitoes in the winter. I put it down to the digging going on in the site and surrounds. They were gone before long and there were none this summer. Lo and behold they're back. When I let the dog out at night at least 5 or 10 rush in. The dyson sorts them out but I'm wondering why? Seems a strange time to breed! They're not bitey so far :)


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    corks finest
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    Grawns wrote: »
    Hi, I moved to a new build in North County Dublin last year and was surprised by a sudden plague of mosquitoes in the winter. I put it down to the digging going on in the site and surrounds. They were gone before long and there were none this summer. Lo and behold they're back. When I let the dog out at night at least 5 or 10 rush in. The dyson sorts them out but I'm wondering why? Seems a strange time to breed! They're not bitey so far :)
    Midges, water around?


  • #3
    Grawns
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    corks finest wrote: »
    Midges, water around?

    No full grown mosquitoes! Rather large if anything.


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    ytpe2r5bxkn0c1
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    You'll get considerable populations of mosquitos in some areas (e.g. Malahide) as long as there is standing water and the weather is relatively mild, as it is now.


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    gozunda
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    Brody Spicy Papier-mache wrote: »
    You'll get considerable populations of mosquitos in some areas (e.g. Malahide) as long as there is standing water and the weather is relatively mild, as it is now.

    Rememember hearing from someone who lived near the Malahide estuary area - that the Council there have sprayed certain areas to control mosquitos as it is a known problem.


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    Grawns
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    gozunda wrote: »
    Rememember hearing from soneone who lived near the Malahide estuary area - that the Council there have sprayed certain areas to control mosquitos as it is a known problem.

    I'm in Skerries. It's the time of year that's confusing me somewhat. We didn't have a problem in the summer or spring! It is very mild and no wind and there's a tiny stream/ gully nearby, 300 metres so I get why they could be active in December. But not why they weren't active in early summer or late summer as soon as the heatwave broke? Weird Xmas bugs?


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    gozunda
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    Grawns wrote: »
    I'm in Skerries. It's the time of year that's confusing me somewhat. We didn't have a problem in the summer or spring! It is very mild and no wind and there's a tiny stream/ gully nearby, 300 metres so I get why they could be active in December but why they weren't active in early summer or late summer as soon as the heatwave broke? Weird Xmas bugs?

    I would guess the usual egg laying / hatching was prevented by the extreme drought conditions during the summer. The weather atm is very mild and where there are any areas of stagnant water - insects such as mosquiots (which need water to breed) will do so out of normal seasonal patterns


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    Grawns
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    Thanks. Here's a picture just in case it's a baby something. It's about a cm long.


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    ZX7R
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    Grawns wrote: »
    Thanks. Here's a picture just in case it's a baby something. It's about a cm long.

    That insect in the photo is not a mosquito I can't remember the name of it,it's a member of the crain fly family I believe


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    Grawns
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    ZX7R wrote: »
    That insect in the photo is not a mosquito I can't remember the name of it,it's a member of the crain fly family I believe

    I was wondering. Thank you! Mystery on its way to being solved.


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    gozunda
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    Grawns wrote: »
    Thanks. Here's a picture just in case it's a baby something. It's about a cm long.

    I think it could well be one of these lads. Native here

    Banded mosquito, Culiseta annulata.


    https://www.irishtimes.com/news/environment/eye-on-nature-star-shaped-shrooms-and-an-oil-based-mystery-1.3293081


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  • #12
    Grawns
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    gozunda wrote: »
    I think it could well be one of these lads. Native here

    Banded mosquito, Culiseta annulata.


    https://www.irishtimes.com/news/environment/eye-on-nature-star-shaped-shrooms-and-an-oil-based-mystery-1.3293081
    I'm going to go with the crane fly theory as suddenly lots of crows on the green going after leatherbacks I believe. These mosquito looking yokes don't bite and are dead in a day or so. Not so freaked out now :)


  • #13
    Dow99
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    I have one (or two) of those fella's in the house too... (Balrothery).
    Do they feed by biting, just like their foreign cousins?


  • #14
    Grawns
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    Dow99 wrote: »
    I have one (or two) of those fella's in the house too... (Balrothery).
    Do they feed by biting, just like their foreign cousins?

    Nah! They can't bite or feed, just looking for a mate :)


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