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8. Mosquitos kill more people

Tue Aug 29, 2017, 04:00 PM

Aug 2017

Than all other animals combined. Not directly but from the diseases they spread: malaria, west nile. Zika, etc.

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How fire ants form giant rafts to survive Houston floods [View all] HAB911 Aug 2017 OP

Too bad those cans of charcoal starter are needed for other things Warpy Aug 2017 #1

I'm all for biodiversity SCantiGOP Aug 2017 #6

Mosquito larvae feed fresh water fish Warpy Aug 2017 #7

Mosquitos kill more people SCantiGOP Aug 2017 #8

Aedes aegypti is expendable, it's the worst of them all Warpy Aug 2017 #9

I know that well SCantiGOP Aug 2017 #11

You've got two viable options Warpy Aug 2017 #12

I spray all exposed skin SCantiGOP Aug 2017 #13

Understood. I reeked of Off when I lived in Mass. Warpy Aug 2017 #14

A couple of drops of Dawn detergent does the trick Xipe Totec Aug 2017 #10

I've seen the pics. Truly amazing. underpants Aug 2017 #2

I actually read about that long ago. Doreen Aug 2017 #4

how do they choose who is on the bottom? nt Javaman Aug 2017 #15

Fire Ants Are Yet Another Hazard in Houstons Flooded Streets Judi Lynn Aug 2017 #16