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Totally depends on how wet the year is, and when you're where...
I've always considered them to peak about 2-3 weeks after the snow
in any given area gives way to bare ground. For me on the CDT, they
were worst in the Anaconda-Pintler in mid July. I didn't have any in
the Winds in August (nor anywhere in Wyoming southward). In other
years, people have reported bad mosquitoes in all different places
& times. <br>
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In some ways, the flies along parts of the ID/MT border were worse
for me than the mosquitoes. There is no DEET equivalent for the
flies (but at least they go away after dark)<br>
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-Jonathan<br>
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On 12/11/2011 4:10 PM, Moynihan wrote:
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cite="mid:CAGE+5cy-Pecs-F=btca-39EaBKHNDN3ptxaMuupij_-kfTchAg@mail.gmail.com"
type="cite">I've never experienced the severity of mosquitos
before the Winds. They were torturous. They left me running up
passes and savoring the moments I was chest deep fording swollen
creeks! If I could do it over again I'd get one of those full body
bug suits or wear pants that the demons couldn't penetrate
through, but alas they always find a way to get into your
clothing.
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Definitely have a shelter you can keep the world out. I'd
gloriously watch hundreds of noses probe through the no-see-um
mesh of my tent. Camp was the only time of day I'd have a break
from them dining on my exposed flesh. The Winds seem to be a
problem many years. In general anywhere there was a recent melt
with warming temperatures could be ideal mozi-territory tho... </div>
<div>Also, definitely carry DEET through the winds and a decent
sized bottle of it. In my opinion and unfortunate
experimentation only DEET will resist mozi's. Don't bother with
anything else.</div>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Dec 11, 2011 at 1:36 PM, <span
dir="ltr"><<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:rockmarkstar@aol.com">rockmarkstar@aol.com</a>></span>
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<div>So I hear the mosquito's can be pretty nasty on the
CDT. After almost losing my mind in Northern Yosemite in
2010, can I get away with sewing some sort of bug
netting onto my tarp or should I seriously consider a
TarpTent? I really like my tarp, but don't think I could
handle an experience like Northern Yosemite again. </div>
<div>-Flyboxer</div>
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