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As a central Florida native I have little doubt that the landscape architecture plays a big role. Mosquitoes breed and multiply incredibly quick in this climate

As a central Florida native I have little doubt that the landscape architecture plays a big role. Mosquitoes breed and multiply incredibly quick in this climate. Every city sprays regularly to keep populations lower, but they are still around.

silisili 4y ago
I lived and traveled all around central florida, and don't remember ever really seeing a mosquito much less getting bit by one. The spray and chemicals they put in the gray water work wonders. In the Midwest, those suckers eat you alive. No body of water or pool in sight, but summer nights you wouldn't go out without bathing in Off.
- Bubble_Pop_22 4y ago
  I went boating in the Everglades in August last year for 3 days and I haven't seen a mosquito. Not even one.
  - fuzzfactor 4y ago
    >My assumption before reading: barrels and barrels of pesticides. >I went boating in the Everglades in August last year for 3 days and I haven't seen a mosquito. Not even one. The unspoiled Everglades had tons of mosquitos. Before they built Disney World that was a hell of a place to get a flat tire on the turnpike. Day or night it was just as bad as the Everglades, and if you didn't have loads of repellent more mosquitos would be circling for a landing spot than there was room for on any bare skin. Most likely almost all of the tonnage that was applied by all parties, of the most effective pesticides available, were dispersed in the area in the decades since. With the much larger human population today still using ordinary toxic stuff widely on their homes and lawns, maybe this helps make it easier to use non-toxic pest control within the tourist attractions.
CSMastermind 4y ago
I live in central Florida near Disney, and I can't remember seeing a mosquito. They were ubiquitous in the North during the summer when I was growing up but around here they seem to have been all but eliminated, at least in the populated areas. Now other bugs are everywhere around here. It took a big adjustment to get used to just how many insects there were everywhere and how quickly they'll take hold without proper precautions. In my experience ticks are a much bigger pest, especially if you like hiking.
- chrisco255 4y ago
  I grew up in Lake County (which is just north of Disney) and there's tons of still water for mosquitoes. Don't know about dense residential areas. I'm there now and if you're hanging by the lake at sundown with no spray, you're going to get skewered. WDW is a large plot of land and there are many lakes and ponds on the property that are prime breeding ground for mosquitoes.

silisili 4y ago

I lived and traveled all around central florida, and don't remember ever really seeing a mosquito much less getting bit by one. The spray and chemicals they put in the gray water work wonders. In the Midwest, those suckers eat you alive. No body of water or pool in sight, but summer nights you wouldn't go out without bathing in Off.

Bubble_Pop_22 4y ago
I went boating in the Everglades in August last year for 3 days and I haven't seen a mosquito. Not even one.
- fuzzfactor 4y ago
  >My assumption before reading: barrels and barrels of pesticides. >I went boating in the Everglades in August last year for 3 days and I haven't seen a mosquito. Not even one. The unspoiled Everglades had tons of mosquitos. Before they built Disney World that was a hell of a place to get a flat tire on the turnpike. Day or night it was just as bad as the Everglades, and if you didn't have loads of repellent more mosquitos would be circling for a landing spot than there was room for on any bare skin. Most likely almost all of the tonnage that was applied by all parties, of the most effective pesticides available, were dispersed in the area in the decades since. With the much larger human population today still using ordinary toxic stuff widely on their homes and lawns, maybe this helps make it easier to use non-toxic pest control within the tourist attractions.

CSMastermind 4y ago

I live in central Florida near Disney, and I can't remember seeing a mosquito. They were ubiquitous in the North during the summer when I was growing up but around here they seem to have been all but eliminated, at least in the populated areas. Now other bugs are everywhere around here. It took a big adjustment to get used to just how many insects there were everywhere and how quickly they'll take hold without proper precautions. In my experience ticks are a much bigger pest, especially if you like hiking.

chrisco255 4y ago
I grew up in Lake County (which is just north of Disney) and there's tons of still water for mosquitoes. Don't know about dense residential areas. I'm there now and if you're hanging by the lake at sundown with no spray, you're going to get skewered. WDW is a large plot of land and there are many lakes and ponds on the property that are prime breeding ground for mosquitoes.