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2023 outdoors: : how are bugs, pests, diseases this year, Northeast/Great Lakes region?
- Thread starter Treevly
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I don't know much about there but down South it's freaking hotter than hell. The number of mosquitoes and chiggers is way out of control this year. The grasshoppers are just now flying so that means it's breeding season for them. After the grasshopper breeds they eat everything in sight. I expect this to be one of the worse grasshopper years in a long time. I'm glad I'm not farming this year outdoors because it's awful.
The night temperatures are only dropping to 86f or 30c or even higher. The Dew point is sitting at 72% with a humidity of 68% making feel like living on Mars. During the day it gets super hot with a high heat index in the 110f 43c to 115f 46c. Most people I know don't come out during the day only at night time useless they have to. Still have 50 or 60 days left to go living with this heat.
The night temperatures are only dropping to 86f or 30c or even higher. The Dew point is sitting at 72% with a humidity of 68% making feel like living on Mars. During the day it gets super hot with a high heat index in the 110f 43c to 115f 46c. Most people I know don't come out during the day only at night time useless they have to. Still have 50 or 60 days left to go living with this heat.
Greaselightning
Well-known member
one of the worst years I've seen for leaf hoppers and bugs.
Treevly
Active member
Yeah, the leaf hoppers are like Biblical plagues.
i noticed the slug activity is up guessing from all the rain. F those little bastards
Greaselightning
Well-known member
a good shake of the plants works well.
