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" Mosquito Hawks "
Posted on 3/4/24 at 10:55 am
Posted on 3/4/24 at 10:55 am
I am sure other are having problems with them right now. Anyone had any luck getting rid of them?
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Posted on 3/4/24 at 10:58 am to jroy64
you simply just can't 
idk if you have a cat but they like to eat them
idk if you have a cat but they like to eat them
Posted on 3/4/24 at 10:59 am to shellbeachspeckzzz
haha I feel like I have tried everything. Those things are annoying as hell
Posted on 3/4/24 at 11:19 am to jroy64
Those aren't "mosquito hawks" no matter what someone might call them. The swarms that around now are "crane flies". They don't eat mosquitoes. They are harmless....Unfortunately to mosquitoes also.
Posted on 3/4/24 at 11:33 am to jroy64
This is a mosquito hawk.
Posted on 3/4/24 at 12:04 pm to CootKilla
I’ve never seen crane flies like this before.
And yes, our cat loves them
And yes, our cat loves them
Posted on 3/4/24 at 12:08 pm to CootKilla
Sorry CootKilla, but that is a picture of a dragonfly. A mosquito hawk is much smaller.
Posted on 3/4/24 at 12:31 pm to TIGERSby10
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TIGERSby10
Please post a photo of what you believe a mosquito hawk looks like.
Posted on 3/4/24 at 1:23 pm to TIGERSby10
quote:Also known as a mosquito hawk since they actually eat mosquitos.
but that is a picture of a dragonfly
Posted on 3/4/24 at 1:29 pm to jroy64
You have to treat your lawn for the grubs.
Posted on 3/4/24 at 3:41 pm to jroy64
LSU Ag center posted about this yesterday. Crane Flies. They don't feed and only live long enough to reproduce.
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Every spring in Louisiana, there is an emergence of crane fly adults. Adults are short-lived, do not feed and live only long enough to mate and deposit eggs, typically not more than a week.
A common name for this species, "mosquito hawk", refers to the mistaken belief that adult crane flies prey on mosquitoes. In fact, they do not feed at all.
Larvae of crane flies are important in nutrient recycling of organic matter in both terrestrial and aquatic systems. The slow-flying, clumsy adults are an important forage base for birds, lizards and other insectivorous animals, including predatory insects and spiders.
No control is recommended for crane flies. Accidental entry into homes can be prevented by turning off lights and sealing points of entry, such as loose-fitting doors.
Posted on 3/4/24 at 4:14 pm to BlackPot
Imagine being created just to be eaten by everything else lol
Posted on 3/4/24 at 4:17 pm to BlackPot
The old folks referred to them as “blind mosquitoes?”
Posted on 3/4/24 at 4:26 pm to Koolazzkat
Yeah, I always thought they were male mosquitos.
Posted on 3/4/24 at 4:43 pm to Boudreaux35
I have always heard them referred to as "crane flies" with "mosquito hawks" and "dragon flies" being the same thing with two names.
Posted on 3/4/24 at 5:11 pm to shellbeachspeckzzz
quote:Our lab loves them
idk if you have a cat but they like to eat them
Posted on 3/4/24 at 5:44 pm to BlackPot
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Adults are short-lived, do not feed, and live only long enough to mate, deposit eggs, and be an annoyance to everyone, typically not more than a week though it seems like an eternity.
I fixed that.
Posted on 3/4/24 at 5:53 pm to sta4ever
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Imagine being created just to be eaten by everything else lol
That and
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Larvae of crane flies are important in nutrient recycling of organic matter in both terrestrial and aquatic systems.
Reminds me of a shrimp.
Posted on 3/4/24 at 7:07 pm to jroy64
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" Mosquito Hawks "
I am sure other are having problems with them right now. Anyone had any luck getting rid of them?
so you want to be swarmed by hungry skeeters by killing the bugs that all they do is eat skeeters 24/7
you do you, but i would be happy to have more of them in my yard, because frick them skeeters
bugs that eat the bugs that are biting me are my friends
This post was edited on 3/5/24 at 1:21 pm
Posted on 3/4/24 at 7:20 pm to TIGERSby10
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Sorry CootKilla, but that is a picture of a dragonfly. A mosquito hawk is much smaller.
That's what a mosquito hawk is, a dragonfly.
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