Which biting insects are active at one specific place, week by week, across the whole year.
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Because the model thinks that insect genuinely doesn’t occur there in meaningful numbers. Black flies, for instance, breed only in moving water — with no stream or river nearby you will not get them, however warm and wet the place is. Chiggers are largely absent from the far north. That’s the model working, not a gap in it.
If a place came from map search, its elevation is estimated from the nearest weather station, and the app flags it as an estimate. Elevation shifts the whole season by weeks in hill country, so it’s worth correcting by hand if you know the real figure. “Use my location” uses your device’s GPS altitude when the fix is good enough to trust.
It is a modelled estimate, not a measurement — nobody is counting insects at your address. The timing is the reliable part: which weeks, and which insects. How high the curve goes is a calibrated guess. Roughly a third of the model is educated approximation, and the app labels which parts on every group. The “How this works” screen in the app spells out the limits in detail.
Nothing. Bug Season is free, with every feature open — unlimited saved places, side-by-side comparison and shareable summaries. There are no ads and no subscription.
No. There’s no account, no analytics and no server — the forecast is computed on your phone. Location is a single fix taken only when you tap the button, never in the background. Full detail in the privacy policy.
No. It’s a planning tool for trips, property and outdoor work. It makes no diagnostic claims and is not a substitute for guidance from your local health department or mosquito-control district.