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Old 07-14-2009, 01:43 PM   #10 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Parallax View Post
the little mosquitoes dont bother me too much even when they bite, but the larger ones with like 1.5 inch wingspan freak me out a little. is it true that those are the ones that carry west nile?

the main west nile vectors around here are the 'culex tarsalis'

they have a small white band around the thorax i believe but not bigger
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