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Posted: 4/17/2017 8:21:09 PM EDT

It's the middle of April in AL and fucking mosquitos are out for blood. Not abnormal but y'all pray for is down here for the next 6 months that we don't get the zika virus or worse. It's been abnormally warm here. Should I start a gofundme page for treatment?

ETA correction of my drunk OP.

Posted: 4/17/2017 8:21:56 PM EDT

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Or purchase some mosquito killing contraption.

Posted: 4/17/2017 8:24:59 PM EDT

[#2]

If only they made some kind of spray

Posted: 4/17/2017 8:26:03 PM EDT

[#3]

Burn all the woods down near you...that will stop them.

Posted: 4/17/2017 8:29:11 PM EDT

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Try living in Alaska, it's the only thing I don't miss about living there.

Posted: 4/17/2017 8:30:39 PM EDT

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Pretty much no mosquitoes here thank god.

Posted: 4/17/2017 8:31:10 PM EDT

[#6]

Mosquito = Florida state bird

Posted: 4/17/2017 8:31:21 PM EDT

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I had one flying in my eye as I was blasting a NC turkey this morning...around 100 bites on me right now, but the downed bird was worth it.

Posted: 4/17/2017 8:31:50 PM EDT

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Thermacel dude, THERMACEL

Posted: 4/17/2017 8:32:31 PM EDT

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The South sucks.

Posted: 4/17/2017 8:34:08 PM EDT

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Ha, you haven't seen shit OP..there is a reason most of the birds in the world migrate to the north slope every spring..

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Posted: 4/17/2017 8:35:32 PM EDT

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dibs

Posted: 4/17/2017 8:37:04 PM EDT

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Next December/January, when you're freezing your ass off in Ohio, I'll make sure to PM you about how it got down to 60 degrees last night here in Tampa Bay and we think there's an ice age rolling thru.

Posted: 4/17/2017 8:37:16 PM EDT

[#13]

This is the shit I would seek... hell, I did!!!

Posted: 4/17/2017 8:37:38 PM EDT

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Few years ago, my 4 brothers and I went on a late August, 7-day wilderness camping trip. Mosquitos cut it down to 36 hours.

The cloud of dive-bombers laughed at our attempts at deterance.
Deep Woods Off? Lol.
95% Deet? Lol.
Bathing in campfire smoke as a last ditch? Lol.
Long sleeves and sealing off every access to your body? Lol.

Only thing we didn't have was Thermacell. Don't think they would have cared.

Didn't sleep more than 1 hour that night. Packed it all up and hiked back to the vehicle the next morning.

Good luck.

Posted: 4/17/2017 8:38:16 PM EDT

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Quite your crying. I live in North Florida. The skeets here will pick you up and take you away.

Posted: 4/17/2017 8:45:13 PM EDT

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Thanks but I will be in Grand Cayman.

Posted: 4/17/2017 8:45:39 PM EDT

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Ha, you haven't seen shit OP..there is a reason most of the birds in the world migrate to the north slope every spring..

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WTF

Posted: 4/17/2017 8:46:00 PM EDT

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I've resulted to biological and chemical warfare...Outside of keeping standing water away.

A bunch of these planted

Along with sprinkling this stuff around drains and anywhere they can bread

Posted: 4/17/2017 8:47:28 PM EDT

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It's the middle of April in AL and fucking mosquitos are out for blood. Not abnormal but y'all pray for is down here for the next 6 months that we don't get the zika virus or worse. It's been abnormally warm here. Should I start a gofundme page for treatment?

ETA correction of my drunk OP.

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don't live in Alabama?

Posted: 4/17/2017 8:50:18 PM EDT

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Come spend some time with my sand gnats...you have no idea.

Posted: 4/17/2017 8:51:27 PM EDT

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Quite your crying. I live in North Florida. The skeets here will pick you up and take you away.

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I've experienced north Florida bugs in general. No thanks. I'm just hoping this bastards get drunk from my blood.

Posted: 4/17/2017 8:52:05 PM EDT

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Here in MI, if there's no significant wind, Thermacell works well. The active ingredient in Thermacell pads is actually an insecticide capable of killing skeets. They stay far enough away to avoid that, but it'll kill 'em if you use it indoors where they can't get away.

Another item I tested that I was skeptical of but actually works is Gardenia oil.

I've used the Invisaband brand on Amazon and they actually work. If the skeets aren't bad, I can use one band. If it's bad, I'll use 2 (1 on wrist, 1 on opposite side shoe), or 4.

If it's as bad as the swarm in the pics posted above, I've got those head to toe insect netting outfits from UST. Spray it with Permethrin so they can't/won't land.

Posted: 4/17/2017 8:54:03 PM EDT

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OP is getting the da zika.

dibs

Posted: 4/17/2017 8:54:18 PM EDT

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Stihl SR430 is what you seek.

and some Talstar Pro

Posted: 4/17/2017 8:54:28 PM EDT

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Mosquitos ain't got shit on gnats and yellow flies......

Posted: 4/17/2017 8:54:52 PM EDT

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Lol...........swamp people.

Posted: 4/17/2017 8:55:01 PM EDT

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Must be a coincidence because it's the middle of April here in Texas too.

Weird I tell ya. Just plumb weird.

Posted: 4/17/2017 8:55:41 PM EDT

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Definitely.

I used one today hunting. I was basically in a swamp and had none of those needle dicks around me.

Posted: 4/17/2017 9:10:33 PM EDT

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There's bound to be a jug of DDT around here somewhere, time to go scorched earth

Posted: 4/17/2017 9:12:03 PM EDT

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It's a plague in the making.

Posted: 4/17/2017 9:20:42 PM EDT

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Thanks for the reminder, soon the me to spray the yard to keep the bastards under control

Posted: 4/17/2017 9:26:01 PM EDT

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I fucking hate mosquitoes more than anything on earth. They make Summer damn near unbearable here.

Posted: 4/17/2017 9:26:58 PM EDT

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For all the things man has accomplished and is capable of...

Our mosquito defense is the suck.

Posted: 4/17/2017 9:32:23 PM EDT

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Fire ants are a close second. Both are spawns of Satan.

Posted: 4/17/2017 9:33:36 PM EDT

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lol

Posted: 4/17/2017 9:44:43 PM EDT

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Posted: 4/17/2017 9:50:47 PM EDT

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Yes, and add a facebook link to it too.

Posted: 4/17/2017 9:53:09 PM EDT

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I saw a skeeter app that you take a pict of one and it tells if it is a zika strain. There are also types that are wildly more aggressive than others.

It's a way to see if they are on the move and an early warning if found where they otherwise may not have been known to be.

With all the zika last yr and a wet season that we have had this yr could be the stuff of nightmares.

Saw this on pbs

Posted: 4/17/2017 10:37:41 PM EDT

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Mosquitoes, what are these mythical creatures you guys speak of?

Thank god for "dry heat!"

Posted: 4/17/2017 10:52:23 PM EDT

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New product. Supposed to totally collapse your local mosquito population within a few weeks.

Posted: 4/17/2017 10:59:29 PM EDT

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Quite your crying. I live in North Florida. The skeets here will pick you up and take you away.

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They may be bigger up north. but we have swarms of millions that will carry you away.

South Florida

Posted: 4/17/2017 11:04:07 PM EDT

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HA, try cutting your grass while the mosquitoes and gnats are tearing you up while you try and get thousands of fire ants off your feet and legs.

Posted: 4/17/2017 11:04:18 PM EDT

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Do those things really work ?

Posted: 4/17/2017 11:11:46 PM EDT

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It's the middle of April in AL and fucking mosquitos are out for blood. Not abnormal but y'all pray for is down here for the next 6 months that we don't get the zika virus or worse. It's been abnormally warm here. Should I start a gofundme page for treatment?

ETA correction of my drunk OP.

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I heard Agent Orange kills EVERYTHING!

Posted: 4/17/2017 11:18:32 PM EDT

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...and if that don't work, I have some Paris Green aka copper (II) acetoarsenite on hand...not much though, it's hard to find.

Posted: 4/17/2017 11:26:06 PM EDT

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Thermacel dude, THERMACEL

Do those things really work ?

Yes, as long as it isn't very windy. I night fish a lot and it's the only way to make it through a night on the river.

Posted: 4/17/2017 11:28:53 PM EDT

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Tag for solutions. In DFW its epic this year. Plano area.

Posted: 4/17/2017 11:29:53 PM EDT

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I feel ya OP, they do suck. I had my fill of them in Jan. when they were gnawing on my in my treestand when it was 80deg.

So I've been used to it for 4mos. And now it's almost Yellow Fly season. Where you will be bitten on any exposed skin when in the woods or coastal areas where the wind is <15 mph.

And they love the color blue for some reason, wear some blue shorts and it's comical how they will descend on you.