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This topic is about the Insect Order Ephemeroptera
Mayflies may be the most important insects for trout anglers to understand. They are famous outside the fly fishing world for their fragile beauty and short adult lifespan, usually a single day to mate and die. The mayfly's poignant drama attracts poets and fishermen alike, but fishermen make the most of it. Read more...
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| KGotz | May 31st, 2008, 11:36 am | |
| South Carolina Posts: 1 | I have what I believe to be these Mayflies all over my house. They swarm and fly into you. I have found hundreds of exoskeletons all over my window screens. I do not want them here. When will they leave.... Please help. I have pictures if anyone can help me determine if this is the right insect. Thanks Kim | |
| Kim Gotz South Carolina | ||
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| Troutnut | May 31st, 2008, 3:57 pm | |
| Fairbanks, AK Posts: 1144 | They probably are mayflies. Each species is usually only around for a week or so, so they'll go away on their own (until the same time next year). If you're right near a river and you just moved in, this might be a regular issue you've got, with a variety of different species. If so, the only thing I can recommend is not leaving many lights on at night. (They fly to your house because they're attracted by the lights at night.) Of course, you could always sell your house to somebody who likes having lots of mayflies around, too... | |
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| Jjlyon01 | May 31st, 2008, 6:07 pm | |
| SUNY Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse Posts: 64 | Choose me I'll take it | |
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| CaseyP | June 1st, 2008, 10:53 am | |
| Arlington, VA/ Mercersburg, PA Posts: 285 | you could always sell your house to somebody who likes having lots of mayflies around or here's a deal: when you figure out which week(s) that the mayflies are there, make a house swap with one of us and we'll all come down and look after your lovely home, and you can enjoy Our Nation's Capital, or beautiful central Pennsylvania, or an equally lovely part of New York, or places further west. we're from all over around here--you could take your pick, i'm sure! | |
| "You can observe a lot by watching." Yogi Berra | ||
| Ffhd1clt | June 27th, 2008, 11:12 am | |
| Posts: 1 | Kim, I live on Lake Norman outside of Charlotte, and the Mayflies have hit today. Huge swarms of them are flying in my backyard, and they are thick on my house nad on the treees and shrubs. They can be quite annoying, but here's the good news: They only come around once a year, and only stay around about a week (most of them only live about a day as adults). They are harmless to humans and our pets. And finally, if you have Mayflies around, you know that your lake or stream is healthy. They can't live in polluted water, which is important because they are born in the water. Frankie Lake Norman, NC | |
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