An email from the Mass. Department of Conservation and Recreation:
Due to the Town of Plymouth’s high-risk status for Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) and in collaboration with the Town’s measures, the Project Arts Concert scheduled for Wednesday, August 28 and the L. Knife Concert Series on Thursday, August 29, will not be held at Pilgrim Memorial State Park. Wednesday’s concert has been relocated to an indoor location. For additional details on locations for these concerts please visit the Project Arts Plymouth, Inc. Facebook page.
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Over/under
By Camberville
Wed, 08/28/2024 - 3:58pm
On how many days until republicans start calling for a ban on using bug repellent.
Already happening, sort of
By anon
Thu, 08/29/2024 - 8:30am
I now live in Worcester County and some of the people there have lost their minds about the spraying, including one guy suggesting residents block the road with their cars to "strong arm the government from poisoning us."
Bigger risk
By j4b
Wed, 08/28/2024 - 5:45pm
EEE outside or covid inside?
Hang in there, everyone!
By SwirlyGrrl
Wed, 08/28/2024 - 9:37pm
The bad news is bad.
The good news is that the species of mammal biting mosquito that lives in a rather specific habitat and carries EEE only hatches once per season. That means these little nasties are getting long in the proboscis and their numbers are starting to decrease. They won't rebuild their numbers after the planned spraying, and the risk dies with them as the weather cools.
Do keep up the bug spray, though. West Nile Virus is vectored by mosquitoes who aren't picky about their habitat - they like those little reservoirs of water that happen around your home - and they breed and hatch continually until things chill down.
https://www.mass.gov/info-details/climate-fact-she...
So interesting. Are the
By Frelmont
Wed, 08/28/2024 - 11:35pm
So interesting. Are the multivoltines done for the season soon? Not enough rain?
Should EEE be done by the first half of Sept, or can they make it out beyond?
I found this link recently:
https://www.cmmcp.org/mosquito-biology/pages/mosqu...
Plenty of water around
By SwirlyGrrl
Thu, 08/29/2024 - 9:04am
The mosquitoes most likely to vector WNV need very little water to breed. They are actually more of a threat during drought as people water lawns and gardens and there are still thunderstorms that result in little puddles near people, and less in ponds.
But we aren't in any serious drought right now.
They die down when the freezes hit. That could be any time from late September to November.
If you are concerned, take a tour of your surroundings and remove places that water can collect. https://www.glamosquito.org/do-it-yourself-solutio...
Bogs
By Michael
Thu, 08/29/2024 - 10:54am
Plymouth County has no end of bogs, natural and artificial (cranberry), to breed the little buggers. In my house we now have long sleeved shirts alongside the dog leashes for dusky walks.
"Oh, nooooes, the libs
By MC Slim JB
Thu, 08/29/2024 - 8:51am
are trying to control us!"
The Onion Has a Helpful EEE Q&A
By SwirlyGrrl
Thu, 08/29/2024 - 7:49pm
WARNING: BULLSHIT SATIRE
https://theonion.com/what-to-know-about-triple-e-m...
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