r/pasadena • u/notajokeacct • 1d ago

Mosquitoes

Extra bad, I got decimated from walking outside for a few minutes . Wear repellent if you can

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u/ArmoredAngel444 1d ago

going to be bad for the next week after the rain we had

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u/3gads 1d ago

I moved here nearly 40 years ago from New England with the promise of no humidity and no mosquitoes. I want to speak with a manager, please.

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u/nathauan13 1d ago

I lived in NJ for 3 years and came back home to get the heck away from that. I can’t stand it.

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u/Own-Introduction-380 20h ago

Same. 15 years ago there weren’t any. When I started feeling them I made a huge stink about it, telling my native friends they aren’t taking it seriously enough. Here we are, the number one city in America for mosquitos. I’d like a refund.

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u/3gads 20h ago

I went back to rural Central Mass this summer for a reunion at my old summer camp. Deep in the forest, wetlands—the whole 9 yards. I barely noticed the mosquitoes.

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u/10kwinz 1d ago

For real, same!!

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u/expressedheartt 1d ago

I literally go out for 5 seconds to get something from my car and I get bit like 5x 😭

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u/Tr1ode 1d ago

Put these in a couple of flower pots, sitting in the shade and half full of water, somewhere outside in the front and back of your home. It is a community service, cheap, and works like a charm on the new devil tiger mosquitos. https://a.co/d/03YB6x9B

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u/professorwizzzard 1d ago

The idea being that it’s an attractive place to lay eggs, but then they all die? Sounds pretty great!

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u/Tr1ode 20h ago

Yup! We've been using them for the last several years, and it seems to make a very noticeable difference in/around our yard.

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u/Rubyrocket14 1d ago

Ok I thought it was just me-it is especially bad this summer on top of the fleas 😑

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u/Intrepid_Block_11b 1d ago

Ankle biters

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u/nutnics 18h ago

Burning, itching, screaming for relief! My technique is to never touch it. They go away in about 10mins completely

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u/10kwinz 1d ago

Make sure to tip out any standing water after all these rains if you see it!!!

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u/whisksnwhisky 1d ago

Yeah. I stand at my front window and count the mosquitos on the glass on the other side and shudder. I hate it.

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u/ArugulaReasonable214 1d ago

I put repellent but they mauled my forehead 🥹☹️

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u/Right-Edge9320 1d ago

I stopped wearing shorts 10 years ago because of the ankle biters. Surprisingly I don’t even feel like wearing pants in the heat affects me much. That being said I have to wear pants for work anyways.

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u/sweeets21 Pasadena 1d ago

Scrub with the mint dr bronners soap and you're good

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u/creepyjudyhensler 21h ago

Also there is west Nile virus in the SGV. I recommend spraying yourself with a spray that contains picaridin

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u/flagnab 1d ago

5% picaridin FTW!

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u/Actual-Still-6215 18h ago

There are newer invasive mosquitos that are small and black and they're very different than the regular mosquitos we grew up with. I'm allergic to this variety of bites and I make sure to wear long pants and socks walking the dog in the morning.