Don’t Be a Mosquito Breeder Weathering Home Advice
Courtesy of Chambers County Mosquito Control this list outlines practical steps to prevent mosquito breeding around homes and property. Clean birdbaths and pet bowls every three days. keep gutters clear. drain low areas. dispose of tires and containers. seal water-collecting items. inspect screens. drill recycling container holes. treat pools and spas. drain water on covers. turn over water-holding items when not in use.
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Chambers County
How to Repel Mosquitoes and West Nile Warning
Practical guidance on natural repellents versus DEET and a Baytown West Nile case highlight. Dana Simmons survived West Nile encephalitis after a severe infection, detailing her symptoms, hospital stay, rehab, and fear of mosquitoes. Baytown plans intensified evening spraying citywide to combat the outbreak and protect residents. Parking issues and personal precautions are noted alongside attractants and ineffective clip on repellents.
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Baytown
Dana Simmons
Simmons
Gresham Street
Cliff Breaux
Cliff
Simmon
West Nile
Anahuac
City of
Patti Jett
Health Department
Mosquito Math and a Humidity Plan in Texas
Southeast Texas summer brings high humidity and swarms of mosquitoes. Melvin Roark estimates 1,346,400 mosquitoes in his yard and jokes about becoming a mosquito farmer with agricultural extension income. The writer weighs countering the plan by reducing humidity to hinder the insects.
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Texas
Skeeters
Melvin Roark
Melvin
Land Feud at Cedar Point Sparks Historic Controversy
The Cedar Point boundary dispute pits settlers against surveyors in a long running clash over land grants on the bay near Cedar Bayou. Key figures include John Riams and Sam Houston with Dr. Hunter’s disputed surveys fueling bitter tensions among Old 300 colonists and Cedar Point residents.
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Cedar Point
West
Chambers County
Cedar Bayou
John Riams
Sam Houston
Stephen F. Austin
Old 300 Colony
Liams
Virginia
Ohio
Louisiana
Texas
Christian Smith
William Scott
Scott Bay
Baytown
Johnson Calhoun Hunter
Morgan’s Point
John Kiams
Kiams
Hunter
Hippopotamus Cartoon Reflections On Holidays
A nostalgic reminiscence about an old cartoon showing a hippo in a swamp under a scorching sun with a caption about Wednesday and hope. The piece uses humor to relate personal feelings about the Fourth of July and the idea that holidays bring expectations, even in unlikely creatures.
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Sub-Saharan Africa
Nacogdoches
Animal Kingdom
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BY Jane Howard Lee
Jane.lee
Baytownsun.com
Mosquito
Jane Howard Lee
Highway 146
Crockett
Natalie
Whatlev
Yahoo
Natalie Whatley
Orton
Wanda
Jimbo
Hippopotamus
Jim
Finley
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