People ask about mosquitos....17 trillion

[garyhaupt]

17 trillion of them....


http://www.adn.com/article/20150516/96-million-pounds-pure-annoyance-weighing-alaskas-mosquitos


Gary Haupt

[bob_nestor]

icanon wrote:

garyhaupt wrote:

SideHillSoup wrote:
Yup, the Canadain Airforce is tagged, counted and then released every year, except leap years.
Soup.

Especially the leap years.


Gary Haupt

Since when is Alaska is part of Canada? It's american a/f and ground troops who are counting them, lol's

Hang on now, it was the Canadians who sent air crews to fight the wildfires in Alaska last year while Washington sat on their fannies with their assessment that "ice doesn't burn".

[Dog_Folks]

phillyg wrote:
I just killed one of Florida's 3,554,287,668 mosquitoes. Only 3,554,287,667 to go.

Good Job

Carry On.

[2gypsies1]

The last year we went to Alaska it was one of the driest summers they had and we were never bothered by mosquitoes. One recommendation is to stay out of deep forests. Stay where a breeze can hit you and you'll be fine.

Now, if you go to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan - beware.

[Ol_coot]

MORSNOW wrote:
I'll save some for the folks that will be traveling up later in the year! They are part of the "experience"!

If it's all the same since we are finally on the way. Just give our share to one of them other people. Since I'm from Texas we normally just rope and brand the number on the left rear leg. Even heard a few may have jumped the border and headed north. If you see'm you get to keep, free and clear title.

[phillyg]

I just killed one of Florida's 3,554,287,668 mosquitoes. Only 3,554,287,667 to go.

[OutdoorPhotogra]

I'm going to record that tag and RELEASE should only be applied to fish! :B

[MORSNOW]

I'll save some for the folks that will be traveling up later in the year! They are part of the "experience"!

[garyhaupt]

EEWally wrote:
If I had a dollar for every one of them, I'd have close to the US debt!

Or 100 CDN Loonies


Gary Haupt

[EEWally]

If I had a dollar for every one of them, I'd have close to the US debt!

[Charles2222]

Alaska State Bird??

[2lazy4U]

Alaskan moskies are uniquely American - they've successfully interbred with the Stealth Bomber.

[icanon]

garyhaupt wrote:

SideHillSoup wrote:
Yup, the Canadain Airforce is tagged, counted and then released every year, except leap years.
Soup.

Especially the leap years.


Gary Haupt

Since when is Alaska is part of Canada? It's american a/f and ground troops who are counting them, lol's

[dewey02]

Naio wrote:
'Now they know how many holes it takes to fill the Albert hall....'

A true Beatles fan! :C

[SideHillSoup]

in the Yukon they also count the eggs in the nest, and allow leg hold traps when the open mosquiote Hunting season, although , Green Peace is trying the get the leg hold mosquitoes banded.
Soup