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We have four cases of West Nile Virus in this little town I live in and the Nile does not go anywhere near here. One person is really ill and in intensive care. The others are sick but will recover. The town has been spraying and cautions are being put out all the time. But those darn things are still flying. Some are so big they have flaps and landing lights. At least we can see them coming in.
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We have more than one type of mosquito. We also have a few cases of West Nile and no the Nile doesn’t run through Calgary either. I think all cases except a couple were contracted outside of the province. We were told that the moquito that carries the virus comes out later in the summer season so I take precautions by not staying out in the evening. The first mosquitoes that come out in June are the 3 foot long prehistoric kind that pack a whollop of a bit and yeah I swear that they have headlights and landing gear as well and the ones now are so tiny you can hardly see them. They must use a special “shield” or something. ONe thing I noticed this year is that we have an abundance of dragon flies – all types from the tiny blue damsel flies to the helicopter sized 6-8 inch black ones. They eat a ferocious amount of mosquitoes. I wish cities would encourage those predators and not spray with chemicals. So far I think spraying has been kept to a minimum in Calgary.
I believe if mankind didn;t mess with nature things would be a lot better. I have never known chemicals to solve anything. I like bats, dragon flies, and all bugs and creatures. they help us humans out more than we know and we don;t even deserve their help. I can understand the tragedies of the great potato famine, the locust infestations, plagues, etc. but nature has a way of managing itself. Humans do not seem to have that ability.
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