• ms.lane@lemmy.world
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      3 days ago

      Mosquitos lay eggs in stagnant water, eggs to larvae can happen overnight.

      But it still requires stagnant water, I’d be more worried about the bacterial load than the wrigglers.

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      From my deep dive back in Y2K days, potable water is no joke. It was one reason why I gave up on the pursuit of prepping then and said whatever happens happens. So the answer is simple, stop trying to keep the water fresh. It doesn’t take long.

  • ORbituary@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    3 days ago

    Those are mosquito larvae. Saw them all the time growing up in Florida.

    I don’t think humans can get heart worms, but this is why you give dogs heartworm pills. They drink water like this when dogging around in the warm south and get the parasite.

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      2 days ago

      Humans can get heart worm but we are poor hosts and the parasite doesn’t usually live very long. Also, it is a blood borne parasite spread by mosquitoes

  • BougieBirdie@piefed.blahaj.zone
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    3 days ago

    Poor water quality at concentration camp? Hopefully that’s the worst thing they have to deal with (note: strongly condemn ICE)

    “It is the same water used by residents and businesses in the area,”

    Given the erosion of municipal infrastructure due to corruption at every level of government, this probably isn’t the ironclad defense he thinks it is