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Will Smith says Georgia ‘gotta do something about these bugs’
WKRN.com ^ | 2/28/18 | WKRN

Posted on 02/28/2018 12:54:41 PM PST by Drew68

SAVANNAH, GA (Nexstar) — Actor Will Smith showed no fear when he squashed a giant cockroach in “Men in Black,” but he may have just met his match in the insect realm.

Sand gnats.

Smith is currently filming his new movie “Gemini Man” near Savannah, Georgia. He says he’s being swarmed not by his loving fans, but by tons of blood-thirsty sand gnats.

Smith posted a video on his Facebook page Tuesday saying, “I love Georgia but y’all gotta do something about these bugs… I’m just saying y’all need to fix it.”

In case you’re already asking why Smith hasn’t tried bug spray, he says he has, but “the bugs is on that like it’s honey.”

Sand gnats, also known as sand flies or no-see-ums, are blood-sucking insects that live in sandy and moist areas. They are tiny and almost translucent making it difficult to know they’re on your skin, but they leave behind giant red spots after feeding which can itch for several minutes without treatment.

“Gemini Man” is directed by Academy Award winner Ang Lee and also stars Mary Elizabeth Winstead (Scott Pilgrim vs. the World) and Clive Owen (Children of Men).



TOPICS: Music/Entertainment; TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: bugs; georgia; sandgnats; willsmith
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The no-see-ums are extra bad this year in Jacksonville as well. At least it sure seems that way. Isn't there some DDT or something we can spray? I pull up to my driveway and a cloud materializes. It's like running the gauntlet trying to get inside my home with as few bites as possible.
1 posted on 02/28/2018 12:54:41 PM PST by Drew68
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To: Drew68

Will Smith has zillions of dollars. Shouldn’t he be spending his own money on his own comfort, rather than expecting the State of Georgia to take food and medicine and transportation and housing and education from poor children in order to accommodate him?


2 posted on 02/28/2018 12:58:19 PM PST by Tax-chick (I'm being sarcastic, but a lot of you aren't.)
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To: Drew68

Try you local extension agent or farm store to find the proper insecticide. Get a power fogger


3 posted on 02/28/2018 12:58:27 PM PST by Cold Heart
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To: Drew68

So come on over to Missouri. We don’t have those.

We do have a few chiggers and seed ticks to share though.


4 posted on 02/28/2018 12:59:35 PM PST by oldasrocks (rump)
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To: Drew68

Try getting some dish soap and a pump insecticide spray outfit. Stir 2 tablespoons of dish soap to a gallon of water in the tank, then screw on the lid and pump it up. Spray your yard with it, esp. any sandy areas.

Diatomaceous earth spread around might also work but do it when there’s not going to be rain for a few days.


5 posted on 02/28/2018 1:01:35 PM PST by piasa (Attitude adjustments offered here free of charge)
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To: oldasrocks

I thought they were called chigroes now.


6 posted on 02/28/2018 1:02:03 PM PST by sparklite2 (See more at Sparklite Times)
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To: Drew68

DDT would work


7 posted on 02/28/2018 1:02:18 PM PST by PGR88
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To: PGR88

That’s why it’s outlawed!


8 posted on 02/28/2018 1:04:22 PM PST by gr8eman (Since God has been banished from our classrooms, Satan has filled the void.)
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To: Tax-chick

Avon Skin So Soft Bug Guard actually works as a repellant.


9 posted on 02/28/2018 1:04:24 PM PST by Rurudyne (Standup Philosopher)
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To: Drew68

Spray one part peppermint essential oil and two parts water. No see em no mo fo shizzle.


10 posted on 02/28/2018 1:07:25 PM PST by Quilla
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To: gr8eman

The original Gemini Man should have been.


11 posted on 02/28/2018 1:07:25 PM PST by wally_bert (I didn't get where I am today by selling ice cream tasting of bookends, pumice stone & West Germany)
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To: Rurudyne

I’ve heard that. I address summer insect problems by wearing long pants and long sleeves. Also, a low-salt, high-garlic diet makes one less appealing.


12 posted on 02/28/2018 1:08:21 PM PST by Tax-chick (I'm being sarcastic, but a lot of you aren't.)
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To: Rurudyne

>>Avon Skin So Soft Bug Guard actually works as a repellant.<<

So would a barbra streisand t-shirt.


13 posted on 02/28/2018 1:10:29 PM PST by freedumb2003 (obozo took 8 years to try to destroy us. Trump took 1 to rebuild us. MAGA!!)
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To: dfwgator; null and void

I follow the moth in the helicopter to lure it away from the flowers and then Roy comes in with the Lockheed Starfighter and attacks it with air-to-air missiles.

A lot of people ask why we don’t use fly (bug) spray. Where’s the sport in that?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZvT3MHpffk


14 posted on 02/28/2018 1:10:51 PM PST by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: Drew68

Whatta Pussy! Deal dude.


15 posted on 02/28/2018 1:11:16 PM PST by poobear (Socialism in the minds of the elites is a con-game for the serfs, nothing more.)
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To: sparklite2

No, chigroes is out — it’s now Chigro-Americans.


16 posted on 02/28/2018 1:11:40 PM PST by Bob (Damn, the democrats haven't been this upset since Republicans freed their slaves.)
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To: Drew68

Just one of the charms of Savannah and points south on the coast.


17 posted on 02/28/2018 1:11:59 PM PST by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here of Citizen Parents__Know Islam, No Peace-No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: Drew68

Put a dryer sheet under hat and clothes...dont stop them totally but dang sure puts a dent in them.


18 posted on 02/28/2018 1:12:19 PM PST by Vigilantcitizen (STONE COLD ZOMBIE SCOURGE)
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To: Drew68

I don’t disagree with him. Bugs are in my top-ten list of why I choose not to live in the south...


19 posted on 02/28/2018 1:19:04 PM PST by jonno (Having an opinion is not the same as having the answer...)
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20 posted on 02/28/2018 1:20:37 PM PST by ETL (Obama-Hillary, REAL Russia collusion! Uranium-One Deal, Missile Defense, Nuke deals. See my FR page)
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