2022 Mosquito Reports

[dougieb]

6/23 Mosquito Flat to Mono Pass, 0
6/23 Fourth Recess, 1
6/24 Mono Creek, 2 sometimes none
6/24-26 Laurel Lake 3-4, Grinnell Lake 2
6/26-27 Trail Lakes, 0-1

[mayzie222]

Mosquitoes 3-4 in the daytime, 4 in the dawn/dusk time (swarms making it difficult to be outside of tent before sundown).
Present despite rain storms two of the three days. They're out. Ranger called it "an army of mosquitoes in Tuolumne Meadows."

[kpeter]

Emigrant Wilderness June 24-28
Mosquitoes in Northern Emigrant appear to be moving higher in elevation. Below 8000 they seemed to be intermittent or not a problem. 8000-8500 they were more present but tolerable. Above 8500 they could be terrible.

Relief Reservoir 7200 1
Summit Creek 8200 2
Emigrant Meadow Lake 9400 3
Middle Emigrant Lake 9300 5. It was hard to breath without inhaling them until I got the headnet on.
Emigrant Lake 8800 3
Buck Meadow Lake 8300 2, but more at inlet/marshy end.
Upper Wire Lake 8800 3 Completely clear during the day but very thick in evening.
Trail between Salt Lick Meadow and Upper Relief Valley (8800) 4

[maya]

First two days had lots of wind and cloud cover, so may have been deceivingly nice
6/28: Big Mcgee lake 2 (with a few rough spots in the wooded areas on the way to lake from TH)
6/29: Hopkins pass-Grinnell Lake 2
6/30:Bighorn pass/shout of relief pass 2, Tully lake 3-4 at 11 am
7/1: Big Mcgee to TH 1

[Harlen]

Mosquito Flat/ Rock Creek= 1
Trail down from Mono Pass to Mills Creek= 1-2
Lower Mills Lake around dawn and dusk= 2
High areas: Upper Mills Lake, Gabbot Pass, Cox Col and Dade Lake all = 0
Little Lakes Valley walking out in the daytime= 1

Boy, were we happily surprised!

[Dirtnbrews]

Matthes Lake 1-2
Nelson 2-3
Reymann 3 during the Day.

[moonburn]

North shore of Lake Aloha: 2
(mind you, it was pretty breezy)

[sneekerbocker]

Minaret Lake: 3-4. They were out in force when the wind died.

[shawnterustic]

Went in armed with head nets and various bug dope concoctions, most of which went untouched!

Gannon / Rowell Creek crossings / Rowell Meadow - 2

Jennie Lake - shockingly, 1

Seville Lake - 2

[cecilia]

Duck Pass TH to Duck Pass - 1 (moderate [3] passing by Barney Lake but they didn't land or bite)
Duck Pass to Ram Lake - 1
Virginia Lake - 1
Duck Lake - 1
Weather was on the cool side and it was breezy, which I think helped a lot. Clothes were treated. Never used my headnet or bug spray.