2024 Mosquito Reports

Questions and reports related to Sierra Nevada current and forecast conditions, as well as general precautions and safety information. Trail conditions, fire/smoke reports, mosquito reports, weather and snow conditions, stream crossing information, and more.
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Odrob
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Re: 2024 Mosquito Reports

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Upper Chain Lake Yosemite: 0
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Desolation wilderness Aug 14 -15 Meeks bay trail to Lake Genevieve

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0-1 on the trail, saw a total of 3 mosquitoes but it was breezy the whole afternoon and into evening. At lake Genevieve 0-1, saw 2 mosquitoes even in the evening. One tried to bite.
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Mineral King Aug 10 - 16

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1 at Atwell Mills Campground, then 0-1 from Timber Gap thru Kaweah Gap & out over Sawtooth Pass.
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Crown/Rancheria TH to Upper Chain Lake

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Overall a 0-1. A few bugs along the trail but no bug bites. Nada at the lake.
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Onion Valley to Rae Lakes 8/22-25

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East of Kearsarge: 0
Charlotte Lake: 0
Upper & Middle Rae: 0
Bullfrog Lake: 1
Kearsarge Lakes: 0

I think mosquito season is over.
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Spanish TH to Spanish Lake

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Mosquito's were far and few between leading to a score of 0 from the trail to the lake.

Real issue was the yellow jackets. Everywhere from Statham Meadow to Spanish lake. They started buzzing the tents at 6:15am and were bad again in the evening. 2 adults and one dog got stung.
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Cottonwood Lakes Basin Re: 2024 Mosquito Reports

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Each of the Cottonwood Lakes, muir, Long, Cirque and South Fork Lakes - 0
HOORAY FOR FALL AND NO MOQUITOS
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Emigrant Wilderness (Gianelli TH) Aug 31-Sept 1

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Gianelli to Granite Lake, then Leopold Lake and back out again.

Mosquitos were a 0, but plenty of non-biting flies and hoverflies or maybe western wood flies?

I brought no bug protection and that was fine, no regrets.
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