What happens if Zika hits your area?

[Anonymous]

I'm guessing as the warm weather approaches, Zika will make its way north. What do people plan to do? Seems like a lot of people are canceling trips and I'm just curious what people will do if it reaches your home area?

For us, we plan to spray and that's about it. We bought our hoUse a year and a half ago and had a pretty big mosquito issue last summer so we were likely going to spray anyways. Just curious after reading the spring break thread.

[Anonymous]

We actually just put up bat houses. Each bat can eat 10k mosquitoes a night. We didn't do this because of Zika though, more because this area (NOVA) has horrible mosquitoes.

I'm a mosquito magnet and I honestly won't go out at night if it gets bad here. I'm pregnant too.

[Anonymous]

Be sad for childbearing women. Hope they understand the importance of mosquito control and controlling other vectors.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We actually just put up bat houses. Each bat can eat 10k mosquitoes a night. We didn't do this because of Zika though, more because this area (NOVA) has horrible mosquitoes.

I'm a mosquito magnet and I honestly won't go out at night if it gets bad here. I'm pregnant too.

Given the way Fairfax county ignores rabies issues, I would not go this route. On Cape Cod, I would.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We actually just put up bat houses. Each bat can eat 10k mosquitoes a night. We didn't do this because of Zika though, more because this area (NOVA) has horrible mosquitoes.

I'm a mosquito magnet and I honestly won't go out at night if it gets bad here. I'm pregnant too.

This struck me as a good idea - but I just googled and no. Just no. A bat house full of bats in my backyard is the stuff that nightmares are made of.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We actually just put up bat houses. Each bat can eat 10k mosquitoes a night. We didn't do this because of Zika though, more because this area (NOVA) has horrible mosquitoes.

I'm a mosquito magnet and I honestly won't go out at night if it gets bad here. I'm pregnant too.

This struck me as a good idea - but I just googled and no. Just no. A bat house full of bats in my backyard is the stuff that nightmares are made of.

We don't ever see them. I know they're there though. Most woods have bats.

[Anonymous]

This situation is very sad. I know it would be extremely stressful to women who want to be or who are pregnant.

[Anonymous]

It's not just pregnant women. Haven't you seen all the new cases of Guillain Barre? Sudden strokes and paralysis in healthy individuals? It's terrifying too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We actually just put up bat houses. Each bat can eat 10k mosquitoes a night. We didn't do this because of Zika though, more because this area (NOVA) has horrible mosquitoes.

I'm a mosquito magnet and I honestly won't go out at night if it gets bad here. I'm pregnant too.

Bathouses are an awesome idea. Please tell me if you did it yourself or had a company do it for you? Also, can you share the cost of this project?

Thanks.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We actually just put up bat houses. Each bat can eat 10k mosquitoes a night. We didn't do this because of Zika though, more because this area (NOVA) has horrible mosquitoes.

I'm a mosquito magnet and I honestly won't go out at night if it gets bad here. I'm pregnant too.

Given the way Fairfax county ignores rabies issues, I would not go this route. On Cape Cod, I would.

The mosquitos that carry Zika bite during the day, not at night- so I would re-think the not going out at night...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We actually just put up bat houses. Each bat can eat 10k mosquitoes a night. We didn't do this because of Zika though, more because this area (NOVA) has horrible mosquitoes.

I'm a mosquito magnet and I honestly won't go out at night if it gets bad here. I'm pregnant too.

Given the way Fairfax county ignores rabies issues, I would not go this route. On Cape Cod, I would.

The mosquitos that carry Zika bite during the day, not at night- so I would re-think the not going out at night...

Sweet.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We actually just put up bat houses. Each bat can eat 10k mosquitoes a night. We didn't do this because of Zika though, more because this area (NOVA) has horrible mosquitoes.

I'm a mosquito magnet and I honestly won't go out at night if it gets bad here. I'm pregnant too.

Bathouses are an awesome idea. Please tell me if you did it yourself or had a company do it for you? Also, can you share the cost of this project?

Thanks.

We did it ourselves. You buy the bat house (looks like a bird house) and then nail it on a tree?

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_2?url=search-alias%3Dlawngarden&field-keywords=bat+house

[Anonymous]

I'm pregnant and I'm worried. I am also someone who walks outside my house in the summer and gets at least 2-3 bites. I'm hoping that if it starts popping up, the counties will step up and spray to keep it under control.

I'm thankful I'll be out of the 1st trimester when mosquito season ramps up, but I don't really want to be a test case for what happens if you contract it during your 2nd or 3rd trimester.

I'll wear DEET when I'm outside and do my best to avoid getting bitten. It will be hard with a young toddler to live in doors all summer.

But yes, I'm concerned, and everyone else should be too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We actually just put up bat houses. Each bat can eat 10k mosquitoes a night. We didn't do this because of Zika though, more because this area (NOVA) has horrible mosquitoes.

I'm a mosquito magnet and I honestly won't go out at night if it gets bad here. I'm pregnant too.

Bathouses are an awesome idea. Please tell me if you did it yourself or had a company do it for you? Also, can you share the cost of this project?

Thanks.

We did it ourselves. You buy the bat house (looks like a bird house) and then nail it on a tree?

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_2?url=search-alias%3Dlawngarden&field-keywords=bat+house

Did any bats take up residence yet? I've heard it hard to get them to come.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We actually just put up bat houses. Each bat can eat 10k mosquitoes a night. We didn't do this because of Zika though, more because this area (NOVA) has horrible mosquitoes.

I'm a mosquito magnet and I honestly won't go out at night if it gets bad here. I'm pregnant too.

Bathouses are an awesome idea. Please tell me if you did it yourself or had a company do it for you? Also, can you share the cost of this project?

Thanks.

We did it ourselves. You buy the bat house (looks like a bird house) and then nail it on a tree?

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_2?url=search-alias%3Dlawngarden&field-keywords=bat+house

Did any bats take up residence yet? I've heard it hard to get them to come.

We just installed about 2 weeks ago. I haven't seen any yet, but you can't really see in that well. I heard it takes about 2-3 months to get bats, so I'm hoping we have lots when mosquito season starts. I back up to a wooded forest with a stream, so they should get some easy prey here. I'm rooting for them.

We can't spray here (and I don't like the environmental effects of spray) since mosquitoes come from the forest, not really our own property.