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I’m Outside Every Day. Here’s How I Survive Black Fly Season In Maine.
People actually plan their vacations to Maine around black fly season. Meaning, they try to avoid it when they’re out. A person once asked me the specific date they emerge, like it’s the same throughout the state or every year.
That’s crazy.
And also — good luck with that — because once the black flies back off a bit, there’s mosquitoes, no-see-ums, deer flies and horse flies to deal with. There’s always something.
Continue reading to learn more about surviving black fly season, written by a Susan Bard.
Susan Bard
Susan Bard is the Bangor Daily News outdoors editor.
I’m Outside Every Day. Here’s How I Survive Black Fly Season In Maine.
People actually plan their vacations to Maine around black fly season. Meaning, they try to avoid it when they’re out. A person once asked me the specific date they emerge, like it’s the same throughout the state or every year.
That’s crazy.
And also — good luck with that — because once the black flies back off a bit, there’s mosquitoes, no-see-ums, deer flies and horse flies to deal with. There’s always something.
Continue reading to learn more about surviving black fly season, written by a Susan Bard.
Susan Bard
Susan Bard is the Bangor Daily News outdoors editor.
I’m Outside Every Day. Here’s How I Survive Black Fly Season In Maine.
People actually plan their vacations to Maine around black fly season. Meaning, they try to avoid it when they’re out. A person once asked me the specific date they emerge, like it’s the same throughout the state or every year.
That’s crazy.
And also — good luck with that — because once the black flies back off a bit, there’s mosquitoes, no-see-ums, deer flies and horse flies to deal with. There’s always something.
Continue reading to learn more about surviving black fly season, written by a Susan Bard.
Susan Bard
Susan Bard is the Bangor Daily News outdoors editor.
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