COUNTY LIFE
Mosquito season arrives on the heels of heavy rains
By Justin Hansard, Texas A&M Agrilife Extension Service
It’s Aedes (AID ees) season, or mosquito season, again in north Texas. This week I spotted the first mosquito of the season, in the middle of pasture land of all places.
So from now until November, get used to having these pesky mosquitoes around.
Only the female bites for blood, which she needs to mature her eggs.
To find a host, these mosquitoes are attracted to chemical compounds emitted by mammals. These compounds include ammonia, carbon dioxide, lactic acid, and octenol.
Alex Wild, curator of the insect museum at the University of Texas in Austin tweeted his first Aedes aegypti, yellow fever mosquito, of the season a month ago.
Generally the Aedes season in the area starts in mid- to late April. So this week’s mosquitoes were right on schedule. Numbers generally peak in June, but remain high through October. Learn more about mosquitoes and how to prepare your family for the season in the mid-week News.
The cast and crew of “A Family Reunion to Die For,” has been busy rehearsing for their murder mystery dinner theater production on May 30 and May 31.
The reunion soon turns sour with murder at a western-style bed and breakfast in the tropics.
Purchase tickets online at https://www.bowieallianceforeducationandthearts.com/events-1.
Show times are 6:30 p.m. on May 30 and May 31 with an afternoon show at noon on May 31 all at the Freedom Life Church. There will be live and silent auction.
All proceeds benefit Montague County students for scholarships in the arts. Come support these thespians.
Top photo – Rehearsals have been underway this past week for the new murder mystery dinner theater of the Bowie Alliance for Education and the Arts. (Photos by Barbara Green)
Speed limit changes are being put in place on FM 103 North of Nocona. The 60-mph zone is being pushed North of Grayson Street.
As part of the transition, the 45-mph speed limit will be extended just North of the Texas New Mexico Power Office. Drivers see 50 mph signs up to Grayson Street where it becomes a 60-mph zone.
Portable message boards were placed on FM 103 on May 27 to advise motorists of the upcoming changes. The new signs will be unveiled and be enforceable starting June 3.
Citizens and officials with the City of Nocona requested the changes. They were approved by the Texas Transportation Commission in April.
Drivers should be prepared to watch and observe these new speed limits signs in Nocona. Drive safely in Montague County.
Top photo – Bowie High’s class of 2025 arrives for the ceremonies. (Photos by Jordan Neal)
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