DS>It's THAT time of year again....My dogs are protected from heartworm from
DS>these nasty creatures but I worry about my birds..can't spray around
DS>them..can't hang anything that has fumes...I was wondering if anyone had
DS>tried those electronic bug zappers that attract the bugs with light and 
then
DS>electrocute them?   DOes it attract mosquitoes?   We have encephalitis and
DS>pox with these bloody things every year and I just kinda hold my 
eath....
You can vaccinate against pox. Mosquito-borne encephalitis apparently
doesn't affect birds, or so my doctor told me when *I* had encephalitis
in 1987. A call to Dr. Ritchie might be in order here, just to verify
that this is really true.
Yes, the bug zappers work, but not well enough to keep the population
WAY down. Seems that almost everybody in Michigan has at least one
zapper. They tend to attract more than they kill...I'd think you'd be
better to just keep your yard dark, dry and put screen around the birds
if you can.
--Kathy
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