Report A CASE OF SWIMMER’S ITCH on Higgins Lake If you aren’t sure that the brood you saw are common mergansers, click on the link anyway and you’ll be shown pictures to help you determine their identity.ģ. Report A Common Merganser BROOD on Higgins Lakeįrom June 1 – July 15 the single most important thing you can do to help us control swimmer’s itch is to report any common merganser broods you see on Higgins Lake (click the appropriate link above). Click on the link above to report the location of a common merganser nest.Ģ. Report A Common Merganser NEST on Higgins LakeĮarly spring (from ice-out until May 31) is the time of year when common mergansers nest on Higgins Lake. If you see a single common merganser flying and landing on the same tree on more than one occasion, there’s probably a nest nearby. Organizations like United States Underwater Sports Federation Woodland Community Swimming Pool Committee, 501(c)(3), Woodland, WA Higgins Lake Swimmers Itch.
THREE specific ways you can do to help fight the battle against swimmer’s itch:ġ. The cold water makes it extremely unlikely that any parasites passed by these common mergansers will find and successfully infect a snail.Most of the individuals in these groups are spring migrants, meaning they only stay around Higgins Lake for a few days before continuing their journey northward to breed on lakes at a higher latitude.These particular birds do NOT contribute to spreading swimmer’s itch for the following 2 reasons: Many of you have recently reported seeing large groups of common mergansers showing up in open water areas on Higgins Lake. If you can’t find this tab, use these two links: Swimmer’s Itch Life Cycle and Swimmer’s Itch Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) Swimmer’s Itch Control Program for Higgins Lake Annual Report for Year 2 Octoby Curtis L. Please explore our SWIMMER’S ITCH 101 tab on the top of the page to learn more about swimmer’s itch.
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