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West Nile Virus Heading Toward Texas
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| 2-5-2002
Posted on 02/05/2002 3:01:34 PM PST by blam
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posted on
02/05/2002 3:01:35 PM PST
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blam
To: blam
Shoulda used DDT when it first showed up in NY.
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posted on
02/05/2002 3:06:58 PM PST
by
Clara Lou
To: blam
Ewwwwwww, a bunch of birds could die in Texas!!!! We must stop this insipid West Nile Virus now!
To: blam
The demokrats did this in their enron mode. They will then blame all fat cat oil men and republicans.
To: realpatriot71
Ewwwwwww, a bunch of birds could die in Texas!!!! We must stop this insipid West Nile Virus now! Hey, watch it! In Houston, Austin and San Antonio dead birds are registered as democrats and vote twice.
To: blam
Issue bounty on crows...kaboom!
To: Random Access
LOL...you made my day for a chuckle!
To: blam
WNV is a very serious disease. There's even been talk that it was the 1st terrorist attack.
Back in '99 when it first showed up in NYC, there were several human deaths. The mayor began major aerial sprayings throughout the boroughs and issued bug spray to the citizens.
It showed up here in Florida last summer and my sister had the first horse in the county to catch it. It cost her thousands of dollars to treat the horse. The county sprayed her property twice after the incident.
To: blam
Well when the insects get just west of Houston they can mix with the Killer Bees....
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posted on
02/05/2002 4:30:55 PM PST
by
deport
To: blam; 2sheep
A couple of weeks ago, my husband caught something really weird from a guy at work [who brought the bug back from Texas]. Then I got it... it was the most awful 'cold' I ever had: nose completely stopped up it was almost impossible to eat, aches, fever and chills and perpetual thirst for three straight days. No nausea fortunately but yikes. Then when I thought it was going away it turned into a sinus infection. First time I ever had one of those. I don't get sick very often either. We just figured that even the cold bugs are bigger in Texas. Hmmm...
To: Thinkin' Gal
Geez... I had the same thing now for over a month. The doctor diagnosed it as pneumonia yesterday. I blamed mine on my Christmas visitors. They came from California, Arizona, Indiana, Florida and Tenneessee.
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posted on
02/05/2002 5:54:47 PM PST
by
blam
To: Beach_Babe
"WNV is a very serious disease. There's even been talk that it was the 1st terrorist attack. " I've read that same thing before. There were problems with the horses over here last year too.
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posted on
02/05/2002 5:57:00 PM PST
by
blam
To: Thinkin' Gal
Wow, something like that hit me in late October. Even though I was on meds from the doctor, it got worse! I finally landed up going to the ER. I can't remember ever being that sick before...and never want to be that sick again!
I did lose more than 10 #'s during the ordeal, unfortunately, I put them all back on over the holidays.
To: blam
There were problems with the horses ... Last August they came out with as vaccine for WNV for horses...wonder when they'll have one for people. I'm sure glad when I came moved here I brought cases of bug spray with me. I hate wearing the stuff, but it's better than death by a mosquito. I use netting around my bed in the summer and even have...but rarly use...bug protective clothing.
Now how do I get rid of those blasted fire ants? I got chickens (I'm down to four now) to eat the bugs, but even they avoid the fire ants!
To: realpatriot71
Ewwwwwww, a bunch of birds could die in Texas!!!! We must stop this insipid West Nile Virus now!
Yesterday's fear....
Do you remember "parrot fever".
Get rid of that parakeet!
To: Beach_Babe
For mosquitos, build some Purple Martin houses. Purple Martins love mosquitos. For Fire Ants, get Amdro Fire Ant killer. With Fire Ants, all you can do is manage them, you'll never get rid of them all.
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posted on
02/05/2002 6:56:36 PM PST
by
blam
To: blam
I believe that Purple Martins prefer their houses to be in open areas, fields, etc. They don't like to fly through trees. I'm right on a lake and the immediate area aound the house is heavily wooded with live oaks and pines. The shade is a Godsend from the summer sun. I've been thinking about clearing out the pines...maybe I'll build myself a log cabin...then I could put up a couple of Purple Martin houses. I've also heard that bats will eat the mosquitos. I gave my sister a bat house for Christmas, I'll wait and see how hers works before I get any.
I've been using Enforcer on the ants. Seems to get them to move to another location. Their bites are horrid!
To: blam
No............."Islam is Peace"
To: Beach_Babe
"I believe that Purple Martins prefer their houses to be in open areas, fields, etc. They don't like to fly through trees. I'm right on a lake and the immediate area aound the house is heavily wooded with live oaks and pines. " I'm on a 17 acre lake in the woods. The Purple Martins fly up and down over the lake every evening. I have the Martin house on the edge of the lake. A Purple Martin house must have a minimum clearance of 15 feet around it in all directions and be a minimum height of 14 feet. LOL. I built a Purple Martin condo, it can house 48 birds.
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posted on
02/05/2002 7:38:14 PM PST
by
blam
To: blam
Humm...I have a couple of spots with 15' clearances. Maybe it's a project my grandson and I could work on together. I'll have to do some searches to see if I can find plans online. Do you use a telescoping pole?
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