You may never go inside again There are days in South Florida when the weather is so perfect, going inside feels like a crime. But once 6 o’clock rolls around and your stomach starts grumbling, as much as you’d prefer not to, you know you’ll have to go in to get some grub. But what…
You may be scratching like mad, but you haven’t actually been bitten at all Few things are more annoying then when you’re sitting outside on a nice warm day and suddenly you get a bite from a pesky mosquito. The moment is instantly ruined, and now you have to go inside to avoid getting chomped…
Inside the lifecycle of this infamous insect When it comes to most insects, people usually either like them, hate them, or, at the very least, are fascinated by them. Except when it comes to the infamous mosquito. Around the globe, there are 3,500 species of mosquitos, and many are despised, especially Aedes aegypti, the species…
Find out why mosquitos are choosy biters See if this sounds familiar: You and your friends are hanging out in your backyard having a good time, perhaps eating some burgers, maybe enjoying a cocktail, when all of a sudden you feel that familiar sting. You slap your arm, but it’s too late; you’ve been bitten…
Using genetically modified mosquitos to fight the virus What happened to Zika? It seems that after November, Zika disappeared from the evening news – and for a very not-so-comforting reason. It was then the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the virus was no longer an international public health emergency. For researchers and advocates around the…
Tips for keeping your Florida garden in shape Any gardener knows that in order to have a healthy garden, he or she must first have a strong foundation – namely, really good soil. Any gardener in South Florida, though, knows the soil here isn’t great. In fact, it can barely be considered soil at all.…
The answer may surprise you From a fairly early age, we are taught that everything in nature has a purpose. Altering or eliminating even a small thing, we are told, could end up having a severe impact somewhere else. But is this always the case? If you’ve ever been bitten by a mosquito, in the…
What you should be planting and when The holidays are over and the planet is beyond its celestial point of the winter solstice. In other words, it’s time for South Florida homeowners to get outside and get into their gardens. No matter if your garden is a 300-foot border, a patch of earth in the…
Learn about the history of the Zika virus Quick: How old do you think Zika is? If you said only a few years, you’re way off. Like most people, you probably only recently heard about the virus, so you may be surprised to know that it dates back almost 70 years. Here’s a brief timeline…
Is Citronella the Right Plant for Mosquito Control? The early 1990s brought us the Citronella Plant. Researchers developed to answer to help repel pesky mosquitos in our backyards. Regardless of where you are in the United States, you have likely encountered the pesky bug while trying to enjoy the outdoors in the spring and summer.…