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WannaBeHillBilly said:
You need some Ducks: We have those pesky gnats too here in WV. - Due to the recent wet weather they showed up in our yard, but the duckies made a quick snack out of them, i got bitten just 2-3 times…
And the ducks were stuffed and happy!
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I recently got 3 ducklings. They were a few days old, still in the bathroom brooder and they were jumping up eating gnats that I guess I had brought in accidentally. I think I’d need a bigger flock to get all the ones outside though!
 
Melodychick said:
I recently got 3 ducklings. They were a few days old, still in the bathroom brooder and they were jumping up eating gnats that I guess I had brought in accidentally. I think I’d need a bigger flock to get all the ones outside though!
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Awwwwe! :love duckies! Did you see me mention your problem in the article? Still absolutely wild they clinically attest your poor mares death to these nasties :rant
 
mixedUPturk said:
Did you see me mention your problem in the article? Still absolutely wild they clinically attest your poor mares death to these nasties :rant
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Yes I noticed it. Thank you for mentioning her. In the past, the gnats are gone by the time it gets this hot and then the horseflies start. This year, the gnats are still here and the horseflies too, double wammy! I hope this isn’t the new normal...
 
Melodychick said:
Yes I noticed it. Thank you for mentioning her. In the past, the gnats are gone by the time it gets this hot and then the horseflies start. This year, the gnats are still here and the horseflies too, double wammy! I hope this isn’t the new normal...
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Ugh! That totally sucks im sorry! No problem mentioning her i jus wamted to make sure you'd seen it and that your alright with it. I wasnt sure if i should tag you and wanted to ask permission but i had a very limited time to write and had to get it done while its all fresh.
 
Its been 6 wks since i started this thread and although the numbers have gone up and down, the bugs are still here. Still no more feathered losses though. Talked to the vets at the LSU office for the third time today. Theres not much they can tell me. They were surprised the bugs are still here in swarms but theyre really bad right after every rain before i spray. Sprayed for the 11th time today. That seems to keep them at bay until its washed off which is constant down here. As long as it doesnt rain semms to last about 2 wks. The vet i spoke to today offered for me to send in a bug sample but said the other vet is Sure thats what they saw, buffalo gnats. Also said this is unusual, i asked if they could be surviving the heat in the cooler areas w the bayous each to the north and south of us. Maybe. The neighbors have sure been glad for my work. The hen i treated for the gnats after her "sister" died is full of spunk and teaching the 2 month old cochin chicks how shes head hauncho. The second time i talked to vet (diff one) they said they donno much about the bugs themselves But they do know its a minor miracle that hen survived. The first time i only talked to a student But i count it because she advised me to use vinager water to battle the gnats. Tried that failed miserably.

@FlockQueen
 

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