My guess is that someone at influential 3rd Avenue Value Fund in NYC was able to plant the idea for the article -
Anyhow, its interesting to see the article in there - particularly since most WSJ readers have little to zero awareness of "The Beach"
Saturday Paper - balanced article, but mostly positive.
My guess is that someone at influential 3rd Avenue Value Fund in NYC was able to plant the idea for the article -
Anyhow, its interesting to see the article in there - particularly since most WSJ readers have little to zero awareness of "The Beach"
My guess is that someone at influential 3rd Avenue Value Fund in NYC was able to plant the idea for the article -
Anyhow, its interesting to see the article in there - particularly since most WSJ readers have little to zero awareness of "The Beach"
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Beach Fanatic
Today we went wandering around a lot on the bay and were surrounded by a cloud of the small mosquitoes that are striped and have a nasty sting. I had on jeans and long sleeves, but they managed to get my ankles and face!
When we got home we went up to the crow's nest to watch the sunset and they are out in force here in Seacrest, too.
Of course, what WSJ really should worn readers about is the dog fly. Those boogers render the beach unusable.
When we got home we went up to the crow's nest to watch the sunset and they are out in force here in Seacrest, too.
Of course, what WSJ really should worn readers about is the dog fly. Those boogers render the beach unusable.
SoWal Expert
Drink enough Mojitos and you won't feel the mosquitos.
SoWal Insider
Our roaches fly!
They're NOT Roaches!!!....They're Palmetto Bugs.
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Beach Lover
We live up here in New England and about 2 years ago my daughter got Lyme disease from a tick bite. She was hospitalized for 4 days for knee inflammation and had an emergency knee arthroscopy before they figured out what it was. Our next door neighbor got Lyme encephalitis and was on intravenous antibiotics for six months (she's fine now). Lyme disease is almost epidemic in some parts of New England right now.
Mosquitos and biting flies seem like pretty small potatoes compared to ticks.
Mosquitos and biting flies seem like pretty small potatoes compared to ticks.
Beach FanaticAuthor
That's a damn good point - If anyone cares, the CDC has this national risk map on Lyme disease. http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/lyme/riskmap.htm
... national West Nile map -
http://diseasemaps.usgs.gov/wnv_us_human.html
Does anyone have a national Mojito Infestation Map??
... national West Nile map -
http://diseasemaps.usgs.gov/wnv_us_human.html
Does anyone have a national Mojito Infestation Map??
Beach Fanatic
Where is Dan Quayle when we need him? Is it mosquito or mosquitoe similar to potato or potatoe?
Beach Fanatic
One of my mother's pet peeves.They're NOT Roaches!!!....They're Palmetto Bugs.
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SWGB
Drink enough Mojitos and you won't feel the mosquitos.
If I remember correctly anything mixed with Tonic will deter mosquitos.
Beach Fanatic
They're NOT Roaches!!!....They're Palmetto Bugs.
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Touch a nerve?
Beach Fanatic
If I remember correctly anything mixed with Tonic will deter mosquitos.
Don't believe everything you remember
Beach Fanatic
Mosquito poison!
Beach Fanatic
Mosquito poison!
Looks like margaritas with emerald rocks.....very cool. The hail with mosquitos!!
Beach Fanatic
Looks like margaritas with emerald rocks.....very cool. The hail with mosquitos!!
Amen, Sister!!
SoWal Expert
Do those repel mosquitoes or just make you not care when they bite you? ;-)
Beach Fanatic
Do those repel mosquitoes or just make you not care when they bite you? ;-)
tequila repellent
SWGB
Okay, thanks to Google, I have discovered that present day tonic water does not contain enough quanine to repel mosquitos. However apparently a steady diet of garlic will ward them off. Of course it will ward off most everything else too.
Beach Fanatic
Mosquito Season hasn't quite started at my house this year. "Infestation" might be a bad choice of word, but the Mosquito population made me buy pants and wear long-sleeved clothing when I go past the screened porch to walk the dogs. They are vicious. However, the trade-off is that my yard is filled with birds, and I there are other steady guests such as Ducks, Fiddler Crabs, Rabbits, Deer, Fox, Raccoons, Squirrels, Cats, Dogs (neighbors'), and those are just the animals I see. I never had that when I lived in SoWal. Maybe too much poison being sprayed by the Mosquito Control. I'm too far off the road for the Mosquito Control to reach my house, except when they come down my neighbor's driveway and spray for a few minutes at his house.
Along the beach, I've never noticed Mosquito activity, but move inland just a bit, and they are present. However, the population of mosquitoes in SoWal is nominal compared to my house when they are in season. I really just see small living animals as a sign that our ecosystem is healthy. I just wish I had more frogs and lizards around my house to keep the mosquitoes in check.
You need to get them a Toad House and they will come.
Beach Fanatic
I knew a guy who drank pickle juice to prevent mosquito bites. He didn't get bit when all around him did. Draw your own conclusions.
For me, pickle juice refuses to stay where I swallow it.
For me, pickle juice refuses to stay where I swallow it.
SWGB
I knew a guy who drank pickle juice to prevent mosquito bites. He didn't get bit when all around him did. Draw your own conclusions.
For me, pickle juice refuses to stay where I swallow it.
It's also usually loaded with garlic. ;-)
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