DMV governments need to release genetically modified mosquitoes

Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:We should go back to spraying neighborhoods and parks like in the 70s. When we went to all-inclusive resorts in the Caribbean, it was amazing. We were not exposed to any mosquitoes as they sprayed routinely for comfort.


Yes, please spray the neighborhoods with DDT again.
Anonymous
If a bunch of neighbors get together to eradicate standing water and install a bunch of oviposition traps, that can be effective.
Anonymous
The mosquitoes are wicked. I hate it!
Anonymous
You know those food compost pickup buckets? Well they are the perfect mosquito incubators. There are like 20 in my alley alone. My well meaning neighbors are away on vacation in August and are responsible for swarms of mosquitoes. Oh, and those buckets are really good for attracting rats too. Pleas end this program.
Anonymous
Today I tried to sit out on my steps and drink a beer. I had to go inside within 3 minutes because I was getting torn up by a swarm of Asian Tiger Mosquitoes. I killed 8 of them near my legs within the first 45 seconds of going outside. It’s nuts.
Anonymous
Yes! This is an idea I could get behind.
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:Today I tried to sit out on my steps and drink a beer. I had to go inside within 3 minutes because I was getting torn up by a swarm of Asian Tiger Mosquitoes. I killed 8 of them near my legs within the first 45 seconds of going outside. It’s nuts.


Yeah it is a real problem in our neighborhood. We used to hang out with neighbors in backyards and green spaces but no one wants to anymore because of mosquitoes.
Anonymous
Floridian here. Bats are the answer. We don’t have problems in our yard anymore since some bats moved in!
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:Floridian here. Bats are the answer. We don’t have problems in our yard anymore since some bats moved in!


What if some child gets rabies?!?!?!?
Anonymous
I hate them too. What works best for me is DEET or picaridin sprayed on the skin, and a fan for the porch. I don’t like when I go to someone’s house and they have a thermacell. I don’t want to breathe that stuff. I’d rather have it on my skin and then wash it off.
Anonymous
I’ve been all over the world and the most mosquito-infested place is my backyard.

We bought an industrial fan, which helps. But I agree that governments need to get this under control before more people start dying.
Anonymous
You must live somewhere that is worse than I. I'm in central Fairfax and there are mosquitoes around but not to the level that they bother me. Yes, I get bit in the evening. So what?
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:You must live somewhere that is worse than I. I'm in central Fairfax and there are mosquitoes around but not to the level that they bother me. Yes, I get bit in the evening. So what?


The mosquitoes in dc are truly horrible. Everyone who visits us comments.
Anonymous
No, this affects the animal chain.
Simply work on bats, birds and other insects that eat mosquitoes.
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:No, this affects the animal chain.
Simply work on bats, birds and other insects that eat mosquitoes.



No it don’t

Asian tiger mosquitoes aren’t native.
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