# Mosquitoes

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mosquitoes/629290>\
**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [July 24, 2012, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mosquitoes/629290 "2012-07-24T22:14:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2012, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mosquitoes/629290/61 "2012-07-27T15:05:26Z")

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I just bite them the fuck back. Works every time – but it’s one at a time, and taste like pennies.

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**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2012, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mosquitoes/629290/62 "2012-07-28T04:14:52Z")

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> [@mozchron](#):
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> [Been there, done that. Bill Gates funded the work.](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosquito_laser)

Damn, that sounds cool. We’ve got the West Nile Virus here in Fort Worth/Dallas, so there are warnings on the news to avoid being outdoors in the yard from dusk to dawn when the mosquitoes are most active. Of course, that’s also the only time it’s not blazing hot outside.

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