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MarLeClair 09-12-2012 10:47 AM

Mosquitos
 
Does anyone else have an abundance of mosquitos around your house. They make my skin crawl. They are hanging ont he screens, on the side of the house and walking out in the yard they look about as bad as the dandolines when the winds starts blowing. Now I'm itching again. Can't wait til the first freeze!

QuiltnNan 09-12-2012 11:42 AM

wow, sounds horrible. you must live near stagnant water :(

Jazzmyn 09-12-2012 12:40 PM

you have to be careful as the west nile virus is running wild right now.

Lisa_wanna_b_quilter 09-12-2012 12:43 PM

Yes!!! They have been terrible here. I got so many bites grilling the other night it wasn't even funny.

ptquilts 09-12-2012 01:10 PM

I think the birds are our best defense against skeeters and other bugs. Keep the birds happy, they eat a lot of bugs.

nativetexan 09-12-2012 04:27 PM

call your City managers and see if they plan to spray your neighborhood for them.

mltquilt 09-12-2012 06:03 PM

Here in Texas West Nile is a major concern and there have been deaths. Counties including Dallas and Denton have been doing aerial spraying. Can't wait for weather to get cooler so they go away. Be careful.

mltquilt

luvTooQuilt 09-12-2012 06:09 PM

I just came back from a Funeral.. My cousin passed away from complications from the West Nile Virus.. Its no joke and please dont take it lightly.. Spray, spray, spray get rid of them.. Dallas Texas area..

TanyaL 09-12-2012 06:24 PM

Why are you going outside without wearing mosquito protection such as Deet? Here in Texas mosquito are killing people, but the news says it IS happening all over the US this year. We are just having the most deaths. Protect yourself. Spray your own yard, spray your doors, screens, etc. Check for breeding places and eliminate them. Due to your unusual weather you seem to be having southern problems - mosquitos. This is how we deal with them. We wear protection, we spray our property, we eliminate breeding places. Good luck.

Jingle 09-12-2012 06:36 PM

We had a very hot dry summer, there weren't too many around. We finally got rain and out they came. No standing water, except the bird bath, I change the water daily. The are black never saw those before.


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