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Florida has some aggressive species like the Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus that are known for spreading diseases like dengue, Zika, and chikungunya. We use
by firesteelrain 1y ago
Florida has some aggressive species like the Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus that are known for spreading diseases like dengue, Zika, and chikungunya. We used to chase after the mosquito truck spraying DEET as kids
- nielsbot 1y agoDEET is a repellant not an insecticide? Was it DDT maybe? (Not certain) They used to drive down the alleys in my hometown with a fogging truck to kill mosquitos. The only thing they said was "stay inside with the windows closed for a bit". Seems kinda crazy in hindsight.
- quercusa 1y agoIn N. Florida I think it was Malathion.
- detourdog 1y agoWe called it the the fog truck.
- firesteelrain 1y agoI had it wrong. I think it’s just what us laymen called it. Looked it up, it is a pyrethin based spray
- detourdog 1y agoI did that in Gainesville in the mid-70s… were we friends?
- firesteelrain 1y agoHa I was more of an 80s kid and not in Gainesville
- detourdog 1y agoGlad to know that others had fun chasing the DDT truck.