2021 Mosquito Reports

KathyW · Post by **KathyW** » Fri Jun 18, 2021 3:52 pm

0 along the road and trail but there was a nice breeze.

astrogerly · Post by **astrogerly** » Sun Jun 20, 2021 8:40 am

Disclaimer - there was a pretty constant wind/breeze most of the trip, so take the rating with a grain of salt. That being said, very thankful for that wind while going from Pine Lake to the Pass.

Trailhead to just beyond Lower Pine Lake - 1 maybe?
Lower Pine Lake to Pine Creek Pass - 2/3 at times
Royce Lakes - 0

druid · Post by **druid** » Sun Jun 20, 2021 4:09 pm

6/14 Charlotte Lake - 1 to 2
6/15-6/16 Sixty Lake Basin - 3 to 4
6/17 Kearsarge Lakes - 2

Vessell · Post by **Vessell** » Sun Jun 20, 2021 10:16 pm

4-5 the entire trip, they were everywhere. Manageable in the hot afternoon sun for a few hours but they come swarming at dusk. Got bitten 40-50 times, even with picardin.

kdemtchouk · Post by **kdemtchouk** » Mon Jun 21, 2021 9:56 am

Mosquitos are out in force! 4 at Portal Lake. 5 at Hell For Sure Lake. Impossible to eat outside of tent.

RocketDoc · Post by **RocketDoc** » Mon Jun 21, 2021 9:34 pm

2-3 for the trip but trending towards 4 if the wind was calm. Saw clouds of them rising in my wife’s wake as we left the lakes this morning, but was just enough breeze to keep them off our back.

Love the Sierra · Post by **Love the Sierra** » Tue Jun 22, 2021 7:20 am

6/15 Trail lake 0
6/16 Trail Lake to until the junction of Mono Creek Trail and Pioneer Basin trail 0
6/16 - 6/18 junction Pioneer Basin trail throughout the entire Pioneer Basin, 3-4 even with a breeze. Needed netting or repellent every moment except in the dead of night or when it rained. It was possible to eat outside.
6/18 Trail Lake 0-1

unreal_ishan · Post by **unreal_ishan** » Tue Jun 22, 2021 9:03 am

Wife and I wore permethrin treated sun hoodies and hiking pants throughout the trip
6/18 - Twin Lakes Campground - 1
6/19 - No bugs/skeeters enroute to Middle Deer Lake - 3 at the lake, needed DEET to keep the vicious ones away
6/20 - 3 in the morning, needed DEET to keep the vicious ones away, none on the way to Duck Lake/Duck Pass and to TH

SSSdave · Post by **SSSdave** » Tue Jun 22, 2021 9:41 am

unreal_ishan wrote: ↑Tue Jun 22, 2021 9:03 am Wife and I wore permethrin treated sun hoodies and hiking pants throughout the trip
6/18 - Twin Lakes Campground - 1
6/19 - No bugs/skeeters enroute to Middle Deer Lake - 3 at the lake, needed DEET to keep the vicious ones away
6/20 - 3 in the morning, needed DEET to keep the vicious ones away, none on the way to Duck Lake/Duck Pass and to TH

Well done! Folks, that is how to do it during mosquito season. Bare minimal skin you tender naked monkeys. 100% DEET and they may lite but not stay long enough to bite. Though at level 4+ that can alone be a nuisance so head nets too. I stop when there are so many they fly inside my camera body.

Sierra Miguel · Post by **Sierra Miguel** » Wed Jun 23, 2021 11:45 am

1 to 2: Light during the day in the Dana Fork valley, and light during the dusk and dawn hours below the southwest side of Kuna Pass where there are streams. Zero in between (Spillway, Helen, Kuna Pass), maybe because the winds were strong.
2 in Lyell Canyon

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2021 Mosquito Reports

Laurel Creek - Bloody Mountain. 06/14/2021

6/18-19 Royce Lakes

6/14-6/18 Sixty Lake Basin

6/18-6/20 Emigrant wilderness: Crabtree to Buck lakes loop

6/18-6/20 Blackcap Basin/Bench Valley/Red Mountain Basin

6/19 - 6/21 Treasure Lakes

6/15 - 6/18 Pioneer Basin

6/18-6/20 Deer Lakes and Duck Pass

Re: 6/18-6/20 Deer Lakes and Duck Pass

6/19-21 Kuna Crest, Yosemite

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