Information from Sunday Morning - Mosquitos

[Wise Old Owl]

Some of this you may already know.... here's the latest on the threat Mosquitoes pose.

2012 is a very good year - huge season - more disease this year.

Only females bite

The welts - are reactions to the saliva and immunity can be buit up.

Evidence of more sugar in the blood attracts more from at least 50 yards away.

700 reported cases of West Nile last year from common mosquitos

West Nile will knock your nerves and are a direct cause to making walking difficult.

Encephalitis kills a few Americans each year. Rare - 100 people die each year.

Florida is now monitoring for Dengue Fever.

A mosquito can fly up to 25 miles a day

Its important to make sure that you get rid of all standing water around your home.

Currently the Mosquitoes are WINNING!

[shelb]

Some of this you may already know.... here's the latest on the threat Mosquitoes pose.


700 reported cases of West Nile last year from common mosquitos

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Our oldest son got West Nile back in 2001. It totally knocked him out with flu-like symptons, plus the stiff neck, for 2 weeks!

[Wise Old Owl]

Yea - its bad, I would not wish it on anyone.

[T.S.Kobzol]

Long sleeves and long pants go a long way, a branch, bandana or a baseball cap in the hand while hiking and general, easy swatting motion works very well when hiking through really bad areas.

Or course taking breaks at windy spots is good. :-)

Quick pitching tent is a godsend when stopping for the night in an infested area.

We had once a week in hell where one could not really escape the pesky ba$tards where sub 3 minute tent pitch was a huge advantage. Throw everything inside, hop inside and zip the tent and kill all mosquitoes that got in before you collapse to rest

[Wise Old Owl]

Long sleeves and long pants go a long way, a branch, bandana or a baseball cap in the hand while hiking and general, easy swatting motion works very well when hiking through really bad areas.

Or course taking breaks at windy spots is good. :-)

Quick pitching tent is a godsend when stopping for the night in an infested area.

We had once a week in hell where one could not really escape the pesky ba$tards where sub 3 minute tent pitch was a huge advantage. Throw everything inside, hop inside and zip the tent and kill all mosquitoes that got in before you collapse to rest

Yea that doesn't work - without a pee bottle. My son came in once after dark and let a 100 in less than a minute.... couple hours later I look up with a flash light and the suckers were waiting to be let out! Hundreds of Females on the inside - bloated.