PT, what are the bugs like in the Brainerd area right now? Sounds like they are lighter than normal in the BWCA, hoping for the same in your area. Going to be doing some camping up that way later this week.

Thanks

Right now today I have never seen the bug numbers so low in June for decades. I think in a week deer flies will be coming out. Mosquitoes almost zero.
What will this warm weather do n d recent abundant rain?
I noticed over the decades, if we get a couple of real dry years, like we had, sometimes mosquitoes are not bad the next year. It seems that way.

I will say wood ticks are out in abundance and a few deer ticks and my friend got lymne disease, but got medicine right away and bounced back immediately.

Have Fun.

Good news, I will be wary of ticks but sounds like late June normal bugmania might be a little less this year. Don't usually camp this time of year because it typically the worst of the worst but i am desperate to get out in the woods. will be ready either way but hope for minimal impact.

Thanks for your response.

East of Mille Lacs I have noticed the deer flies came out within the last week. Mosquitos are almost non existent during the day but I do come across them in the early morning and evening hours when I'm in the woods. Outside of a couple hot days its been one of the best starts to summer I can remember.

Deer flies just starting but very low, but today were getting like a inch of rain. That might slow the deer flies down, but mosquitoes might be coming.
Most years I see mosquito larvae in the water holes-I see none now.

Gadfly: "East of Mille Lacs I have noticed the deer flies came out within the last week. Mosquitos are almost non existent during the day but I do come across them in the early morning and evening hours when I'm in the woods. Outside of a couple hot days its been one of the best starts to summer I can remember. "

Usually by now its head net and staying out of the woods by now. This year so far-no head net, no spray and shorts in the woods.
But ticks are common so take precaution