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.
Local libraries wrap up their children’s summer reading programs this week.
The Bowie Public Library brings the popular Creature Teacher with all their spectacular animals for the final event on July 23 at the Bowie Community Center.
The program begins at 10 am. The children also will receive their prize books for their summer logs.
The Nocona Public Library ends its program at 10 a.m. on July 24 at the H.J. Justin Building at 100 Clay Street. The program will be “Our Own Action Heroes -” Nocona fire, police and EMTs.
Top photo – Smokey Bear visiting Bowie last week at summer reading.
Rachel and Roger Whitaker gave this metal storage container a fresh look with this colorful mural at the Bowie Animal Shelter. (Photo by Barbara Green)
Swim lessons for youngsters of all ages were conducted the past two weeks at the city pool. It was a good place to be during this summer heat. See more photos in the weekend News. (Photos by Barbara Green)
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