{"id":1179,"date":"2014-06-03T03:38:45","date_gmt":"2014-06-03T03:38:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/peacegrove.org\/?p=1179"},"modified":"2014-06-03T03:38:45","modified_gmt":"2014-06-03T03:38:45","slug":"mosquito","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/rodbinder.com\/tinyhouse\/2014\/06\/03\/mosquito\/","title":{"rendered":"Mosquito"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1181\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/rodbinder.com\/tinyhouse\/mosquito\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rodbinder.com\/tinyhouse\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/06\/mosquito.jpg?fit=2880%2C1920\" data-orig-size=\"2880,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;6.3&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;UK College of Agriculture&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 5D Mark III&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Dr. Stephen Dobson&#039;s research focuses on new ways to control the Tiger mosquito (Aedes alopictus).&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1381225305&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;\\u00a92013 UK College of Agriculture&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;65&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;160&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"mosquito\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Dr. Stephen Dobson&amp;#8217;s research focuses on new ways to control the Tiger mosquito (Aedes alopictus).&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rodbinder.com\/tinyhouse\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/06\/mosquito.jpg?fit=300%2C200\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rodbinder.com\/tinyhouse\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/06\/mosquito.jpg?fit=680%2C454\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1181\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/peacegrove.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/mosquito-300x200.jpg?resize=300%2C200\" alt=\"mosquito\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rodbinder.com\/tinyhouse\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/06\/mosquito.jpg?resize=300%2C200 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rodbinder.com\/tinyhouse\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/06\/mosquito.jpg?resize=768%2C512 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rodbinder.com\/tinyhouse\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/06\/mosquito.jpg?resize=1024%2C683 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rodbinder.com\/tinyhouse\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/06\/mosquito.jpg?w=1360 1360w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rodbinder.com\/tinyhouse\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/06\/mosquito.jpg?w=2040 2040w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>My trailer is home. I picked it up this afternoon. I stopped in for some gas and forgot about the extra 38&#8243; in width. I scrapped a safety pole at the gas station. I got home and backed it up to its new home for the next few months. I backed \u00a0in and missed taking out a veranda support by a a mere half inch.<\/p>\n<p>The new width would take some getting used to, that and not having someone around to spot while I backed it up. Although I am sure the new beagle had a worried look as I wheeled the 22 foot by 10 foot trailer backwards on the lawn.<\/p>\n<p>After an afternoon nap I went out to make another attempt. Late afternoon here, although Sunny right at the moment we have been blessed with lightning storms every afternoon for the last few days.<\/p>\n<p>This is the worst day so far for mosquitoes. I had a black cloud around me while I unhooked the trailer.<br \/>\nThese were not the beginning of the season polite Oliver &#8220;may I have more please&#8221; skeeters. These were the world M crazy zombie mosquitoes that came in huge waves trying to knock me to the ground and and drain me dry.<\/p>\n<p>A few wild Zulu war dance moves including flailing arms and head twists, to escape my attackers, I ran for my door. My big dog was waiting at the mat for me keeping a huge squadron ready to zoom in behind me.<\/p>\n<p>I ran, still screaming like a girl for my back door and dove through catching the door with my heel enough to slam it shut. Then I realized there was a cat missing. Deakes my short haired office cat. The one that has to sit on my lap as I type.<\/p>\n<p>The dogs can handle the winged vampires. My little cat, two of the zombie squitoes could have drained every ounce of her blood.<\/p>\n<p>Out I went flailing and spinning and calling for my cat. I scooped her up with one quick movement and bolted for the door.<\/p>\n<p>Now up here you watch for signs. When the squitoes get aggressive rain is eminent. As\u00a0I write this the wind picked up and down comes the rain.<\/p>\n<p>What does all this mean. It means I will have to paint and work on the tiny house in full sun when the mosquitoes are scarce.<\/p>\n<p>Anyways the trailer is home. I can start to do the work.<\/p>\n<p>How to kill them<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My trailer is home. I picked it up this afternoon. I stopped in for some gas and forgot about the extra 38&#8243; in width. I scrapped a safety pole at the gas station. I got home and backed it up to its new home for the next few months. 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