>>--- Virginia Tupper <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hubby and I went for a walk tonight after supper on our wooded trail and we were swarmed by black flies!<<
Virginia, Take heart! Once the dragonflies and bats (you might want to put up somebat houses around the edges of the fields to encourage them and keep them out of the run-in)come out the black flies will drop back to a dull roar so that daytime walks will be possible. Evening is the worst time to go out but late night is better(they swarm but don't bite). In a week or two it won't be as bad during the day. Clean up any places where the bugs can hide(old leaves, they LOVE cedar trees, brush piles) around where you like to walk. And you might look into getting some "mosquito dunks" for any standing water (like your pond) to minimize that pest. Its not a chemical but a mosquito larva inhibitor. Spring is so wonderful when its too cool for the bugs...black flies don't bite if it gets below 50 degrees. They prefer dark colors, too, so wear light colors. Don't forget to check your horses midline underneath everyday, cuz black flies prefer them to us! AABF(armed against black flies) Ashley
