Comments on: Skeeter Meter

By: Nancy Covell

Nancy Covell — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 20:28:04 +0000

Skeeters? Tons of them! Spiders? Everywhere. I’ve even had spiders in my car, twice, while driving down the road! Enough already!

By: Beth

Beth — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 15:08:23 +0000

I have a big old spider that comes out at night right on my front porch light. She is cool. She sure was feasting on the bugs last night!

I used to be an arachnaphobe, but now I am fine with them outside, just not a big fan of the bigger ones in my house. They are interesting creatures!

By: Carol

Carol — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 13:49:19 +0000

Skeeters are bad again. Had some in the house the other night. Been awhile since that’s happened.

Spiders, all over the place.
One really cool garden spider, (those big, yellow/green striped ones that build orb webs.) right outside our door on the sunflowers.

Hoping ds doesn’t get antsy to chop the sunflowers (that are pretty dried up) down, any time soon.

By: Steven (Hudsonville)

Steven (Hudsonville) — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 11:42:05 +0000

I had marching band practice and I basically had to take a shower in bug spray to get them to leave me alone. It was bad.

By: Bob P. :o) (St.Johns)

Bob P. :o) (St.Johns) — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 10:59:07 +0000

It was amazing, but we sat outside till 9:30 last night and only 1 skeeter to swat…vs last week, we were human pin cushions..
Last night was awesome!

Bring on the frost! and thennnnnnn….

By: Charles Russell - (Fisk Knob, MI)

Charles Russell - (Fisk Knob, MI) — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 04:10:58 +0000

Hey Craig, come on down to the swamp and tell me they don’t reproduce there LOL I don’t have anything else around with standing water =) I dumped those months ago, heck I really don’t have anything sitting around period anymore, I have been up to some major cleaning lately…

I’ll venture into the swamp tomorrow maybe and take a video of the larvae.. They are in there bro! The swamp is seasonal.. It’s not always full, unless we have a good rainy season.

JENNI NO!! NOT FROSTS!!

By: Jenni ~Hudsonville~

Jenni ~Hudsonville~ — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 00:45:55 +0000

OK I am not one to beg for a frost BUT after being outside tonight I say bring it on!!! The mosquitos are more than horrible and I am ready to be done with them for the season. (Sure wish we could keep the warm weather though)!

I have also noticed an increase in the number of spiders. They must know it is going to get colder out because they are coming inside and these are not little spiders either…they are HUGE! Even my 4 boys who love bugs squirm at the sight of these things and come screaming for mommy to squish them. =)

By: Dan (Byron Center 84th/131)

Dan (Byron Center 84th/131) — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 23:43:49 +0000

Mosquitos everywhere. We were out at a soccer game at Brewer Park. The Mosquitos were on the “war path”. I usually don’t get bit. I felt like I was swarmed tonight! Not a bad spider problem from what I can see in our area. I say first snow around Nov 15th.
I’d like to have a first frost to kill the bugs!

By: julie

julie — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 23:08:20 +0000

The mosquitos are TERRIBLE here in SW Walker. I don’t remember the last time they were this bad. We were litterally getting swarmed and eventually just went back inside because nothing was keeping them away.

By: Craig (Holly State Park area)

Craig (Holly State Park area) — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 23:01:57 +0000

Charles, mosquitos don’t reproduce in swamps or permanently standing water. If you have old tires that are holding water or garbage containers w/o the lids on that are holding water, “kiddie” pools, etc. This is prime breeding grounds for the skeeters…..