Florida Mosquitoes

[Stan Gorodenski]

I spent Saturday through the morning of Thursday in Florida, around the
Orlando area. The conference I attended was held in Disney World, but I
managed to get out on highway 474 for a couple hours in the forest, and
in some of the surrounding area outside of Disney World to do a little
collecting. I did not see a single mosquito during my entire stay
anywhere. The first day I got back to Phoenix, the door in my house was
open for a few minutes and one flew in. Yesterday I had the doors open
all day and there must have been at least 15 that found their way in.

What happened to the mosquitoes in Florida? Do they spray so extensively
to get rid of them? If so, the Floridians must use of a tremendous
amount of pesticides.
Stan

 
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