[Marathon Man]

Originally Posted by Rwirish

Move north of 44, no mosquitos.

Plenty there, too. I have had the bites to prove it.

[Keninches]

Originally Posted by TimeForChange

Good gosh people. This is the South, lived here all my life. We have mosquitos. They were here before us and they will be here afterward.

True and that’s new ground there. It will take awhile to get the bug population under control. It was marsh and Cow Land.

[shut the front door]

Originally Posted by TimeForChange

Good gosh people. This is the South, lived here all my life. We have mosquitos. They were here before us and they will be here afterward.

I live north of 466A and in 10 years have not had 1 mosquito bite. The minute I set foot outside the bubble or the area south of 44, I get eaten alive.
The spray control has helped a lot up here

[G.R.I.T.S.]

[quote=mmmark;1855481]after pickleball last night we headed over to edna's on the green for dinner & drinks. Got there around 5:35 pm or so. Found a table near the band & dance area, nice comfy spot, ordered food at the trucks, drinks also. By the time i got back to the table with the food around 5:55 my guests were swarmed with mosquitoes. At first i thought "they must be over-reacting", but i soon learned otherwise. The little monsters were actually landing on the meat part sticking out from my sandwich! I had 4-5 on each arm immediately, several on my neck, legs, etc. I've never seen such a mosquito feeding frenzy.... Needless to say we had to bail out. Had some in my car on the way home, too.

Anyone else experience similar, there? Ideas? Do they spray? Any prevention

[Mayesville]

Originally Posted by Rwirish

Move north of 44, no mosquitos.

Not so. I live north of 44 on a 'natural pond', not a retention pond, and the mosquitoes are awful.

[Topspinmo]

Originally Posted by Bogie Shooter

What do you mean by this??

Means mosquitoes are worse in southern part of villages. Where I live I haven’t been bitten 10 time in 6 years. No mosquito problem where I live and I never seen them spraying.

[njkonczal@gmail.com]

YES, at the mailbox! I itched for two days! Why doesn’t The Villages spray?

[Butterfly201]

I have been bothered by mosquitos up north and here. Yes mosquitos are present. Sumter County does spray. I complained and Sumter and I exchanged emails and sent a person to check the next day.
If you don’t tell them they can’t know there is a problem

[Bogie Shooter]

Originally Posted by kansasr

I avoid that area around dusk. The few times I've been there I have been an evening feast for the mosquitos. And that goes for most of the new areas south of 44...all the water and marsh land with little mosquito control is a bad combination.

Originally Posted by Bogie Shooter

What do you mean by this??

Originally Posted by Topspinmo

Means mosquitoes are worse in southern part of villages. Where I live I haven’t been bitten 10 time in 6 years. No mosquito problem where I live and I never seen them spraying.

Was looking for an answer to the claim of little mosquito control. From the poster....

[Bogie Shooter]

From Sumter County web site.


Mosquito Control
Mission
The mission of Mosquito Control to achieve and maintain levels of arthropod control as well as protect human health and safety by reducing the number of pestiferous and disease carrying mosquitoes through out Sumter County.

Mosquito Control also handles:
Service requests from citizens of Sumter County pertaining to mosquito control
Surveillance of mosquitoes by way of light traps, landing rate counts, and location aquatic breeding sites to determine control efforts to be taken
Adulticiding (night spraying) to control adult mosquitoes
Larvaciding (treating aquatic breeding sites) to reduce the number of adult mosquitoes
Maintenance, refurbishing, and calibration of all equipment as well as maintain access to aquatic breeding sites
Additional Resources
Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory White Papers
Customer Satisfaction Survey
Sumter County Mosquito Control is committed to providing the highest level of service to its customers. In order to assess customer satisfaction, please take a moment to complete our online customer satisfaction survey .

Contact Us
Mosquito Control

Ph: 352-689-4400
Fx: 352-689-4401

Hours
Monday - Friday
8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

[ANT33]

Yes mosquitos have been bad this season but the county landscapers do spray around the establishment and golf ponds. Edna’s puts up mosquito repellent but it’s Florida and bugs happen.

[KRM0614]

Originally Posted by justjim

Weather change and perhaps the mosquitoes were trying to stay warm. Why is it that mosquitoes seem to bother some people more than others? I have heard people say it has something to do with your blood type. Probably just a myth. They seem to like me but the wife not so much. Go figure.

No It’s not a myth. Medical fact. 0 positive is the most prevalent.

[Johnsocat]

I use Neutrogena Light Sesame bath oil after I shower, mosquitos and ticks hate it!

[chrissy2231]

There mosquito repellents that are worn on clothing emitting a frequency that repels mosquitos. I wear one on top and one at waist. They are 100% effective. Also wrist band repellents on Amazon & Ebay.

[HappyRetired]

Originally Posted by Rwirish

Move north of 44, no mosquitos.

We have mosquitos too. We're north of 466. Unfortunately spraying is determined by the state. The county does it when they "have enough mosquitos in the traps". We take repellant with us in the evenings and often outside The Villages which is worse.