When it was discovered that mosquitoes can and do carry and spread many diseases such as Malaria , Yellow Fever , West Nile Virus , Keystone Virus , Zika , Rift Valley and 3-4 other fevers and spread several different forms of Encephalitis , Louisiana has embarked on a large program to get rid of mosquitoes . Spraying with trucks driving on streets , spraying areas with airplanes , elimination of stagnant and standing water wherever it can be found .
It has made a difference ...there are less mosquitoes and less mosquito borne illnesses around .
Mosquitoes now seem to be more of a problem up North .
I can go outside at dusk and not be eaten alive like in the old days .
Gary