Marjorie Rawlings Kinnan never mentioned these problems! She lived in a Gainesville swamp (Cross Creek) and complained about mosquitos!
A wonderful museum by the way. I’d love to live at Cross Creek.
We have relatives in Palmetto, Lakeland and Orlando. My brother in law in Palmetto has 2.5 acres, part of which is a sunken area that holds water. He has seen alligators, but never wild hogs. The most vicious thing that I encountered there was a fire ant that bit me on the foot.