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A little bloodsucker in action
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Mosquito Day is not a celebration of the winged curse of summer in temperate climates during the warm time of the year and pretty much year-round in the tropics.
Rather, Mosquito Day is promote awareness of how to deal with these little bloodsuckers that are vectors for various diseases.
As for locally, for a change Quincy has enjoyed a somewhat less ugly summer of ravenous mosquitos this year.
A bloodsucker and some of his flying friends
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For example, while Quincy was the venue for the first mosquito found to be carrying West Nile Virus in Massachussetts this summer, further such findings have been few as well as similarly so far few for more dangerous Equine Encephalitis Virus.
While earlier this year was wet and rainy, things then went a bit dry for mosquito propagation when the weather warmed to prime conditions for mosquito larva to successfully mature.
Unclear, however, is if the recent spate of rain will give rise to a late batch of the little blighters.
On a related topic, Koch and compny are sucking the blood out of homeowners via RE taxes to pay for his over-the-top projects, sweet deals for developers, bound-to-lose lawsuits and his money grab for himself and for the rubber-stampers on the city council.
Mosquitos? No — leeches and vampires
Ticks.
We needed a holiday to celebrate nature’s most irritating little vampires. Who needs a peaceful summer evening when you can have a blood donation drive in your own backyard, right? Nothing says “fun” like swatting at invisible pests while trying to enjoy a barbecue. But hey, let’s raise a glass (of citronella oil) to these tiny, buzzing nuisances that remind us how much we love scratching our skin off. Happy Mosquito Day, everyone! May your bug spray be strong and your bites few.