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RE: A Cloud of Mosquitoes Puts the Bees Out of a Job (Fiction)
The clouds of mosquitos thing is very much like what is going on here at the moment. The farmers near us are harvesting wheat and all of these little Wheat Weevils (or Wheevils if you prefer) are infesting the place. They are pretty grim, covering the windows and everything. I think the only thing that these fellas are good for is eating wheat though.
Sorry to hear of your infestation, which must be difficult for the farmers. Every few years, it seems like there is a cycle with some creature around here also (and hopefully in your case, that is just a boom year rather than a persistent trend). I remember one year there seemed to be rabbits everywhere, but after that year the population stabilized again. This year, we've had a lot more ticks than usual (the dog keeps picking them up on walks).
Very sorry to hear farmers going through this, I'll encourage those farmers to look inward to an indigenious way to tackle that.
Neem Oil, Garlic, Pepper have proven to combat some pest here, organically.