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Warpy

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9. Aedes aegypti is expendable, it's the worst of them all

Reply to SCantiGOP (Reply #8)

Tue Aug 29, 2017, 03:04 PM

Aug 2017

mostly because it's active during the day, and that makes it the most efficient disease vector.

However, the others are crepuscular and can be avoided during rainy seasons. And they do sustain us by being part of the food chain in 2 stages of their lives.

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They'd never get them all. It would just be satisfying to get some of them. Warpy Aug 2017 #5

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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

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