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    Re: Use mosqito spray in all warm climates!

    Quote Originally Posted by Craig123 View Post
    I'm no Zika expert but assuming the expert I saw on CBC news knows his stuff, he advised that these mosquitos are active and biting during the day only. His point being, use repellant during the day and don't worry about netting at night.

    Can anyone confirm or deny this with any certainty?
    This is the conventional wisdom, and is true with dengue and chik-v. Scientists in Brazil have all but confirmed that zik-v has crossed the species barrier into common mosquitos that bite 24/7, not just the aedes aegypti. Things are looking to get pretty hairy this summer...
    Last edited by TAH; 02-04-2016 at 08:53 PM.

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