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Critter report August 26, 2007
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Critters are talking up a storm the past two days. I saw a frog on the back porch which usually indicates copious amounts of rain coming. We have been having the severe thunderstorms throughout the last two days right at dark and beyond. Rain has been greater such as 4 inches at one time in some areas. Florida does not have a problem with rainfall because of sandy soil. Unless we have pavement and other rain blocking problems.The critters as I said in the past, do not have ability to say whether storms are hurricanes or just acute weather changes. We have fireants building mounds faster than I can treat them. I know they are hunkering down for either rainy weather or cold weather. Either way the weather is active and so are the critters of habit.
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Re: Critter report August 26, 2007
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I am beginning to wonder if the ants that are streaming into my kitchen (RARELY have them there) are an indication of something to come....have sprayed them several times, but they persist.....had 2.8 inches Friday evening!!
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GlenJohnson
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(Weather Hobbyist)
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Sun Aug 26 2007 04:59 PM
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Re: Critter report August 26, 2007
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This makes me wonder. Wife and I were hit head on by a gent that fell asleep in his SUV on SR 100. Been a couple months at home recouping with a broken foot and jammed arm. Do ok, but every now and then my arm will get a terrible jabbing pain and my foot will throb. Seems like a couple hours later, we get rain. I've always heard of people predicting weather with joint pains and such, but didn't beleive it until now. Anybody else know of this?
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danielw
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(Moderator)
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Sun Aug 26 2007 05:30 PM
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Re: Critter report August 26, 2007
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There are presently three areas of "disturbed weather" .
The broad low just south of New Orleans, the trough in the SW GOM, and another in the Mid Caribbean.
One of these alone would probably trigger the critters. But three in concert is probably driving them crazy.
On a side note... GFS and Canadian Global models are indicating the warm/ Hot weather the SE US has been having will come to a near abrupt halt on or about September 1st. So that gives the critters another reason to act strange.
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jbmusic
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Mon Aug 27 2007 04:11 AM
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Re: Critter report August 26, 2007
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I am beginning to wonder if the ants that are streaming into my kitchen (RARELY have them there) are an indication of something to come....have sprayed them several times, but they persist.....had 2.8 inches Friday evening!!
I noticed ants this morning too in my car the little sugar ants, I have never had ants in my car but there was a steady stream of them, I spent half an hour looking for food in the car thinking that was what had drawn them there never found any. Never thought they maybe reacting to the weather.
The last 2 days we have had a ton of rain and fast. To the point where it has rained so hard and so fast the ditches have overflowed into the streets, but once the rain stops they go down quickly.
Isn't it amazing how nature whether creatures or weather all work hand in hand
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madmumbler
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Mon Aug 27 2007 12:23 PM
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Re: Critter report August 26, 2007
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Diatamaceous earth. Treat the mounds with that. I did that last year, and for the first YEAR ever, have had NO fire ants return. It's a natural, non-poisonous alternative. Treat when you know it won't wash away with rain right away, circle the mound and on top of it. You can get it at most garden centers. I have found it at Lowe's and Home Depot before.
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We have fireants building mounds faster than I can treat them. I know they are hunkering down for either rainy weather or cold weather. Either way the weather is active and so are the critters of habit.
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Ned
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Mon Aug 27 2007 12:48 PM
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Re: Critter report August 26, 2007
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Glen,
Yes,barometric pressure diff. from storms does seem to affect the body.Heres how it was explained to me.If you have a bad joint,say knee,and you put a ace bandage on it,it seems to help it,because pressure is applied to surr.tissue,etc.When you take bandage off,its like drop in pressure from approaching storm,and area starts to hurt from lack of pressure applied.For what its worth.....
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Ned
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Mon Aug 27 2007 12:51 PM
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Re: Critter report August 26, 2007
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Diam. earth is effective against bugs,its like millions of tiny razor blades which cut the insect,works inside or out,when put in insect travel areas.
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madmumbler
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Mon Aug 27 2007 01:22 PM
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Re: Critter report August 26, 2007
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It's wonderful stuff, isn't it?! I first got it to treat some veggies I was (trying) to grow. I wanted something non-toxic for them. I ran out of fire ant bait for the yard, saw the bag, and thought what the heck.
It worked FASTER and better than the expensive, poisonous ant bait I've been using! And I didn't have to worry about keeping my dogs away from the treated areas for a few days after. I could NOT believe it. But the fire ants have not returned, and usually it's an every year battle, with me not winning, just driving them into submission.
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Re: Critter report August 26, 2007
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Glad to hear about the fireant killing stuff. I will check it out. As for the increased insect activity, that is definitely happening. We have some moth looking insects that seem to be hatching and they are not bothersome, but do seem to keep diving into my dog's water dish. I don't have to worry about an insect killing device, because they seem to be efficient all by themselves in getting the numbers lower. I am still holding my breath hoping to make it past next Wednesday on the weather of tropical nature, so that I can get family duties done and try a little vacation later. The critters do have us in heads up mode though.
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GlenJohnson
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(Weather Hobbyist)
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Thu Aug 30 2007 01:32 AM
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Re: Critter report August 26, 2007
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Had a good crop of tomatoes going and then Mothra mini's took over. Lost my cucumbers to little worms that burrowed into them. With my broken foot up in the air, not a lot I can do to save the garden. Watch out once it heals.
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jcvitte
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Thu Aug 30 2007 04:26 PM
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Re: Critter report August 26, 2007
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best thing I have found for sugar ants is made by Terro, called sweet ant bait. Kind of like Kayro syrup, really messy if spilled. You put a small amount in a bottle cap, place near their travel path, leave for a few days, and they disappear. If you spray them, they will come back by another path(and you have to clean up a bunch of dead ants), according to the exterminator who told me about this stuff. Yes, they seem to be an indicator of heavy rain, as well as spiders around my house. I never see spiders (inside) unless we have a period of rain coming. As far as fire ants, the best thing I have found(although poison) is Orthene powder. You don't have to water it in, just sprinkle a teaspoon full on the mound and leave it. They will be gone tommorrow, however they will move to another part of the yard but if we are talking about my yard,they are probably already there. Works much better than the granules you have to water in.
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