Algonquin Adventures / Bug report?

**Posted by RCSpartan** 6/04/2019 10:05 am

Looking for an update on the bug situation.
Weather Network lists Algonquin bugs as 'moderate' but I will never be fooled by that rating again. Hope the recent cold weather thins the herd a bit.

RC

**Posted by yellowcanoe** 6/04/2019 2:58 pm

RCSpartan wrote:
Looking for an update on the bug situation.
Weather Network lists Algonquin bugs as 'moderate' but I will never be fooled by that rating again. Hope the recent cold weather thins the herd a bit.

RC

Alas, the only thing that will get rid of the black flies is hot weather. The ongoing cool weather we are experiencing will result in an extended blackfly season.

**Posted by Zemantics** 6/04/2019 9:52 pm

I was out Friday to Saturday last weekend through Shall lake access point. Black flies out but definitely not quite at peak. Mosquitoes starting and theyre hungry.

Bring a bug net, my friend.

**Posted by Lukatch** 6/05/2019 11:25 am

we were out Thursday thru Monday via Kiosk- loop through manitou, three mile, maple, maple creek back to kiosk- light bugs, definitely out but not overwhelmed or at peak yet.

**Posted by Dead_Weight (DW)** 6/05/2019 11:31 am

this weekends heat will likely make them worse before things get better ...

**Posted by pjr2013** 7/08/2019 12:32 pm

My turn to ask for a bug update...? Going in July 18th with my boys for 5 nights - Hanging out on Daisy and Ralph Bice...Looking forward to frisbee golf, swimming, fires and hopefully fish! But not looking forward to too many bugs...

**Posted by Roman_K2** 7/08/2019 9:18 pm

My party got eaten alive a couple of years ago. That was when -- too late! -- I noticed on the way back that all the new people heading in opposite us on the HBT were wearing FULL BODY bug gear - head and neck, jacket pants and mittens or gloves. Like in the Lee Valley catalog. Arrgh.

A couple of days later (thinking it was all a bad dream perhaps) I looked at a few Youtube videos on the subject. In HD at 1080p, with reasonable vision you can actually see the bugs!!!

**Posted by ShawnD** 7/09/2019 9:18 am

So I only recently noticed that these reports are available so I can't vouch for their accuracy yet but..

if you type in "The Area and Camping Report" into Google. The Weather Network might return a bug report.

See the page for " Rock Lake Camping Report" the bug report link is just below the initial weather forecast and shows results for Black flies, Mosquitoes and Deer Flies on a None, Low, Moderate and High Scale.

https://www.theweathernetwork.com/ca/forecasts/camping/ontario/rock-lake-algonquin-provincial-park

Works for Brent ON, Lake of Two Rivers,Achray etc..

Last edited by ShawnD (7/09/2019 9:25 am)

**Posted by solos** 7/09/2019 10:16 am

ShawnD wrote:
So I only recently noticed that these reports are available so I can't vouch for their accuracy yet but..if you type in "The Area and Camping Report" into Google. The Weather Network might return a bug report.

In the past I looked at Accuweather's mosquito forecast in my area and there was zero correlation between forecast and actual. However, I notice that TheWeatherNetwork is using data supplied by GDG, a company specializing in municipal scale insect control, so hopefully their forecasts will be useful.

**Posted by ShawnD** 7/09/2019 10:40 am

Looks like it was launched in 2015 and is available for most Campgrounds.

https://www.theweathernetwork.com/news/articles/forecasts-for-every-campground-in-canada/53885

I'll be on the Steel River in 12 days and its near Neys Provincial Park and its Camping Report including a bug report is available. So quite extensive list. Just looking at it, it appears to be accurate using reports from people living in the area.

http://www.youtube.com/user/kayakcamper · **Posted by Uppa** 7/09/2019 3:57 pm

@pjr: I was on Cedar Lake last week. There were a few black flies. Mosquitoes weren't awesome, but also weren't terrible. The mornings were a regular slapfest, but by early afternoon I was more or less bug free. I'm taking my family into the park the same time you are, and picked up a Eureka NoBugZone just in case. I'd rather err on the side of caution, but I don't expect the bugs to be a showstopper.