Pestilence or plague?

Monique

The roaches I saw were all German speaking so I guess I was lucky :)

Loren Booda

My friend Red, a non-rehabilitatable red-tailed hawk, contracted what we believe was west-Nile virus last year here in Arlington. She apparently suffered a stroke, but has since recovered except for her partial vision. Another nature center nearby lost a red-tail. Mostly crows affected around here, but less so this year.

If you want to get rid of mosquitoes, eliminate standing water in gutters, birdbaths, trashcans, tires, etc. It's simple, logical and natural. Remember DDT.

Monique

I used to feed my goldfish musquito larvae, bought in the store.. the fish were happy.. I wasn't when those things started to hatch :S

Tsu

If you guys think mosquitos, cockroaches (or cock-a-roaches in Hawaiian) and Canadians[:D] are scary - check out the Brown Recluse spider in the mid-west and southern states or their cousins (Hobo Spiders in Pacific Northwest). If bitten and not treated right away, your flesh starts to rot and continues to do so until, finally, amputation may be necessary (if infection is on an extremity or digit) or death occurs (if bitten on the trunk of the body). We had one such case recently in our local hospital. The woman sought treatment a little too late and lost her arm as a result.

Monique

In the midwest? OMG