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BigVito
04-17-2002, 08:18 AM
does anyone else have a problem with flying insects, mostly bees buzzing around more when the smoke cigars? or is it just me?
tbateman
04-17-2002, 10:18 AM
Could be you :+ They never seem to bother me. Just the opposite. The smoke keeps 'em away.
BigVito
04-17-2002, 10:29 AM
yeah I thought that the smoke would keep them away had to kill three today before I got annoyed. what kind of retarded bees are these?
tbateman
04-17-2002, 11:37 AM
Did any of them have a face that looked like John Belushi? :+
2chairs
04-17-2002, 12:26 PM
If they're those Africanized bees....you got some BIG problems on the horizon.
Never had a problem with insects. Smoke seems to keep them at bay.
edisonbird
04-17-2002, 02:02 PM
It might be the famous Havana smoke bees, they are just trying to get a buzz LMAO:7 :7
BigVito
04-17-2002, 06:17 PM
how do I know if there africanized? I didnt they they were this far north.
Ask 'em for a passport.
pds
OnePyroTec
04-17-2002, 09:15 PM
I always figured that my cigars kept the bees away. I know it works with people a lot of the time. :-)
OnePyroTec
OnePyroTec
04-17-2002, 09:16 PM
........you don't smoke Havana Honey's do you? :+
OPT
BigVito
04-18-2002, 05:58 AM
so basicly no one has a clue as to why?
sohowcome
04-18-2002, 05:59 AM
>does anyone else have a problem with flying insects, mostly
>bees buzzing around more when the smoke cigars? or is it
>just me?
BiGVito,
might be me but have you ever thought about showering??
:P
jdancingkid
04-18-2002, 09:32 PM
[updated:LAST EDITED ON Apr-18-02 AT 09:54 PM (CDT)]Go to htp://www.insectclopedia.com and see if you can identify the pest in question. Sounds like instead of bees, you're dealing with hornets, which people often mistake for bees. If there are an inordinate number of these around, a nest is probably nigh. Find it and attack at dusk with insecticide. Hornets eat almost anything, including meat. Thus they're attracted to us. Bees, on the other hand, are after only pollen and necter, and thus really have no interest in us at all. Hope this helps. Good luck.
BigVito
04-19-2002, 06:37 AM
not hornets, they were pretty small in size witha black butt and a yellow midsection. Thanks for the website very informative :)
1REBEL
06-13-2002, 12:49 PM
New guy here......thanks to Big Vito.
Those sound like yellow-jackets and they seem to be attracted to my cigar smoke too when fishing on a certain pond. Mosquitos don't seem to mind second-hand smoke either?
Dan
Fast Smoker--12.532 sec. in the 1/4 mile@108.31mph--2001 Lightning
HELYEAHCIGARGUY
06-13-2002, 12:55 PM
do they hover in one spot right next to you?
if so they are sweat bees and will bug the crap out of you
but they don't sting. otherwise if you are drinking something even beer those stupid yellowjackets will be attracted to you. good luck
HELYEAHCIGARGUY
06-13-2002, 12:56 PM
i guess they haven't read the surgeon generals report eh! LOL
wouldestous
06-13-2002, 03:43 PM
its funny you should ask. just last night i had a bunch of moths lurking about while i was out on the deck. i thought smoke would keep them away, but whadda i know?
BigVito
05-26-2005, 10:58 PM
:r Funny thread, but heres an update. we have a nice hornets nest in the over hang on the front of the garage :hn
Ninja Vanish
05-27-2005, 12:45 AM
:r Funny thread, but heres an update. we have a nice hornets nest in the over hang on the front of the garage :hn
One word for you. RAID (as in Wasp and Hornet Spray). Been known to kill small dogs, cats, pigs, cattle, ugly mother-in-laws. Works exceptionally well on wasps and hornets. Kills them sooooo fast, they often freeze dead on their nests. Surely a product that the EPA must be finding a way to ban, works too good!
northt
05-27-2005, 02:40 AM
One word for you. RAID (as in Wasp and Hornet Spray). Been known to kill small dogs, cats, pigs, cattle, ugly mother-in-laws. Works exceptionally well on wasps and hornets. Kills them sooooo fast, they often freeze dead on their nests. Surely a product that the EPA must be finding a way to ban, works too good!
Hell on beetles as well, add your sticks to the next box pass?
MiamiE
05-27-2005, 05:56 AM
we got HUGE cockroaches here. sometimes theyre so fat they try and fly but cant get off the ground!
BigVito
05-27-2005, 04:19 PM
we got HUGE cockroaches here. sometimes theyre so fat they try and fly but cant get off the ground!
:r and you have way to many of them for me.
5thDan
05-27-2005, 04:31 PM
we got HUGE cockroaches here. sometimes theyre so fat they try and fly but cant get off the ground!
I thought you called them palmento bugs. I tried to smash one and the damn thing just kept walking - with my foot on his back. :r
:u
goose925
05-27-2005, 04:32 PM
As bad as those Tamboril's and Cremosa's were,I can see the flies and bees swarming around them.Flies on s**t? Hmmm.. sorta
MiamiE
05-27-2005, 04:33 PM
NO Palmetto bugs are totally different that cockroaches. cockroaches are the black flying things that eat your trash and scraps when they fall on the floor. my house is now clean as a whistle in fear of them! palmetto bugs hang out outside under rotting logs and in palmetto palms which is where they get their name. try knocking down one of those trees every now and then youll see them everywhere!
Moosie
05-27-2005, 10:10 PM
Very interesting. I've noticed the same thing.
BigVito
05-27-2007, 04:12 PM
Haven't seen them lately :)
newcigarz
05-27-2007, 04:25 PM
Ask 'em for a passport.
pds
:r:r:r
smokin5
05-27-2007, 04:30 PM
they were pretty small in size with a black butt and a yellow midsection.
Hmmm...I think I dated their sister at one time.
Actually, I've found the same thing, that certain cigars seem to attract bees. On the other hand, the mosquitos aren't around as much, so it's a trade-off. Unless you're allergic to bees.
Even Steven
05-27-2007, 04:38 PM
I don't know about bees but we always have lots of misquitos around here, unless it's there's a breeze, or until I light my little bbq tiki torch that I got from walmart that I filled with off brand misquito replent fluid.
Stog-a-Boy
05-27-2007, 04:41 PM
It depends on the time of year.
icehog3
05-27-2007, 05:30 PM
Haven't seen them lately :)
See, I told ya a weekly bath might help. ;):r
Marlboro Cigars
05-27-2007, 05:32 PM
Smoke is supposed to calm bees like when beekeepers spray them with that bottle. Maybe they got addicted.
:tu
Addiction
05-27-2007, 05:33 PM
Nope, my smoke seems to keep me safe from most insects thank god.
BigVito
05-27-2007, 05:53 PM
I actually gave away the remaining 20 cigars, since then no problems.
Moosecakes
05-27-2007, 07:51 PM
I had no problem with insects today. Perhaps it's just my area but I don't have many insect problems to begin with.
rlacapra1
05-27-2007, 08:06 PM
we got HUGE cockroaches here. sometimes theyre so fat they try and fly but cant get off the ground!
i checked into a motel and asked if there were any rodents...the manager said "no, the roaches eat them"
DETROITPHA357
05-27-2007, 08:13 PM
Could be you :+ They never seem to bother me. Just the opposite. The smoke keeps 'em away.
:tpd:yep im with him sounds like u
fireman43
05-27-2007, 08:47 PM
Biggest problem with wildlife right now in my neck o' the woods is the damn yellow flies... Little bitin bastages.. I can bear a few mosquitos biting me, but these little yellow demons hurt like a SOB and are relentless!:c
RPB67
05-27-2007, 08:54 PM
Nope, my smoke seems to keep me safe from most insects thank god.
:tpd:
It is good mousquitoe repelent as well.
catfish
05-27-2007, 11:48 PM
Could be you :+ They never seem to bother me. Just the opposite. The smoke keeps 'em away.
I agree usally the smoke keeps the insects away.
catfish
05-27-2007, 11:50 PM
Biggest problem with wildlife right now in my neck o' the woods is the damn yellow flies... Little bitin bastages.. I can bear a few mosquitos biting me, but these little yellow demons hurt like a SOB and are relentless!:c
In my area the big bug problem is a thousand cicadas hanging off of every tree.