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Originally Posted by Carla B (Post 381833)

Here is an example of the pest control service we employ::thumbup:

Is this the infamous "gecko" that people in TV speak of? I saw several of them when I rented in Chatham last month. They would scurry into the bushes when I walked past them...not a very social critter...

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Originally Posted by Schaumburger (Post 381934)

Yes, they are all over when it is warm. I think they are anole lizards and they eat little bugs. Only thing I know for sure is they are fast.:smiley:

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Originally Posted by bkcunningham1 (Post 381746)

JenAjd, when Lake County sprays they are spraying for "mosquitoes and other biting arthropods of public health importance in order to reduce the risk of arboviral disease transmission and to ensure a reasonable quality of life for all residents and visitors of Lake County."

The program isn't just a random spraying either. They do research with collection trap devices to determine where and when to spray. The gnats you are seeing aren't affected by the malathion and permethrin insecticides. The gnats are not of any public health importance and part of the arboviral disease transmission targeted by the spraying.

They are a nuisance to some people, but not a public health problem.

http://www.lakecountyfl.gov/departme...anagement.aspx

THANK YOU!!! I'm one for jokes and humor as much as the next person but I do appreciate it when someone really does seriously answer a question. Again, thank you so much for the response and information! Yes....these little guys are very annoying...not a factor to affect the health and welfare of any of us.

Anybody remember about a decade ago when they shut down Disney World at 7 pm because of mosquitoes carrying some sort of disease? I was visitng folks in Vero and had to be in the 90's

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Originally Posted by Carla B (Post 381833)

Here is an example of the pest control service we employ::thumbup:

:BigApplause:

Another reason I love lizards!

:D