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20thMaine t1_j76mn6v wrote
I’ll drink to that
badhmorrigan t1_j774gdp wrote
Amen.
shartmagnet t1_j76bhnv wrote
Some most likely but never enough of them
IamSauerKraut t1_j76jqrw wrote
5 above might not do the job but 20 below ought to be enough to give the moose some relief.
The couple of cold snaps should be sufficient to reduce those stupid moths, too.
45test t1_j76d7qc wrote
There was a note in the press herald about this:
45test t1_j76dbqc wrote
The TLDR is that the amount of snow we have around the state will essentially protect them from this cold snap - so snow insulation will likely protect them.
SadExtension524 t1_j76rylb wrote
How rude!
pinetreesandcake t1_j76wjhh wrote
You know what they say, "Whatever doesn't kill you makes you stronger." 🤦
TarantinoFan23 t1_j7758zo wrote
Who legit says that?
pinetreesandcake t1_j775sd3 wrote
Personally I just use it sarcastically mostly.
raynedanser t1_j779q31 wrote
That's such a shit phrase.
PatsFreak101 t1_j76f4up wrote
They’ve gotten good at surviving these. The most lethal events are the big cold snaps in like April after they’ve woken up for the first time
Literallydead_1 t1_j76ha36 wrote
It's supposed to be 40 tomorrow so like, they'll probably just wake back up and be at it again. Lol.
DeltaNu1142 t1_j76d9uu wrote
I found this thread because I was looking for the answer to exactly this question... but I'm not finding what I wanted to:
>"I don't think this cold weather coming up is going to have much of an impact on tick populations at all," said Griffin Dill, who runs the University of Maine Cooperative Extension's Tick Lab. "We don't have a lot of snow, but what we do have is providing added insulation to the ticks where they are over-wintering. They have adapted quite well to these conditions."
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>Researchers say a milder climate caused by global warming may be contributing to the expansion of the deer tick's range, leading to increased Lyme cases, a bacterial infection transmitted by tick bites. Maine set a record for Lyme disease cases in 2022 with 2,619 cases reported.
tycam01 t1_j76dd35 wrote
Maybe If we didn't have any snow
IamSauerKraut t1_j76jtf4 wrote
20 below penetrates. Won't get 'em all but will get a good number.
ReauxChambeaux t1_j76p17j wrote
It’s just going to make them tougher
Turbulent_Project380 t1_j76qsxq wrote
The ticks that succumbed to the cold died generations ago.
krovek42 t1_j76i273 wrote
Early season snowfall is the thing that will reduce their population over winter. Ticks need to fall onto bare ground after their last blood meal in the Fall. Being covered in snow after that insulated them from the worst of the cold. If they feed and then fall onto early season snowpack they won’t survive.
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Oniriggers t1_j76tgel wrote
Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha This won’t do anything to the ticks. They are pretty much indestructible. You can put a tick in your freezer and pull it out after a few weeks and it will be ok.
Attentionassfart t1_j77kyqx wrote
Bed bug are coming
sohikes t1_j780f7z wrote
Unfortunately no. 36-48hrs of extreme cold isn’t enough
[deleted] OP t1_j76cnue wrote
Here's to hoping a bunch of those little fuckers froze last night.