Comments on: West Nile Virus Found In Chickens Near North Escambia

By: 429SCJ

429SCJ — Sun, 21 Aug 2011 15:00:58 +0000

If the County will furnish the chemicals and fuel, I will volunteer and drive that vehicle all over the county, spraying those mosquitos. I will be glad to sign a liability waver and submit to a drug test. I remember John Kennedy talking about volunteering.

By: Jodie

Jodie — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 19:19:05 +0000

The mosquito trucks are not running around like last year. They said on the news last night that the trucks weren’t really needed because we are in a drought.

Horsehockey!!!!!! Ours are big enough to carry you away.

They need to run the trucks up here in the northern part of the county. I’ve called them but have not had a response yet.

By: jcellops

jcellops — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 15:16:24 +0000

interesting occurance- in cantonment, a few weeks ago, for several days we had an influx of HUGH mosquitos (about 5 times the size of normal ones)…they mostly became noticable as the sun was going down to dark…didnt have them like that last year, as i recall.

By: Jane

Jane — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 14:40:51 +0000

Did you call the mosquito control in Escambia County? If you call they may come out…they did last year. It helps a bit but mostly you have to get rid of Magnolia leaves, pots with water in them, etc.

By: 429SCJ

429SCJ — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 11:11:03 +0000

I have not seen the first mosquito control truck this year. I guess the economic collaspe has left those parked at the county barn. When I go camping on Escambia river, I use high sulpher diesel fuel in my tiki torchs. Cintronella does not even bother these mosquitos, they are tough.