The rain
has been wonderful; everything is starting to perk back up again. But there
are unwanted guests lurking in your yard, and probably in the yards of your neighbors.
And in 10 days, if the temperature is above 77 degrees, 14 if it’s below 68 you
will see, hear, and feel them.
I think
you know what I’m talking about; that high pitch whine you hear in the middle
of the night, that red raised bump on your arm (or forehead if you’ve got
family pictures scheduled the next day)…… the Mosquito. And she’s living in a
pail, bucket, wrinkle in some plastic, tire, stagnate birdbath, lingering
puddle…… right next to you as you read this.
Now I’m
not saying you become Captain Hazelwood of the Exxon Valdez. No, you’re looking
at three drops in a bucket, a couple in smaller situations, maybe a half
teaspoon in a small puddle; just enough to lightly slick the surface.
Maybe
you’re saying; “Why not just empty out the water?”
Good
idea if you thought about that when it filled up with water initially; but here
we are some days later, and you don’t know when mom sent out the birth announcements.
Chances are good that they are ready to hatch; and frankly, at this stage of
the game, they don’t need much moisture to finish the job.
A couple
drops and the deed is done.
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