THANKS TO A WET SPRING THERE ARE PLENTY OF MOSQUITOS AND GNATS TO CONTEND WITH THIS SUMMER.

BUGS ARE ALWAYS ANNOYING BUT THIS YEAR THE BUFFALO GNATS SEEM PARTICULARLY NASTY. STATE PUBLIC HEALTH DIRECTOR DOCTOR NGOZI (en-gozi) EZIKE (eh-zee-kay) SAYS THEY ARE ATTRACTED TO THE AIR WE BREATH OUT, PERFUMES AND EVEN OUR DEODORANT. THEY ALSO AREN’T FENDED OFF EASILY.

THE ONE BIT OF GOOD NEWS…. THE MOSQUITOS OUT NOW ARE MOSTLY FLOODWATER MOSQUITOS WHICH DON’T TYPICALLY CARRY THE WEST NILE VIRUS.

EZIKE SAYS TYPICAL INSECT REPELLANTS DOESN’T REALLY WORK ON THE GNATS, SO LONG SLEEVES AND EVEN A BIG FAN MAY BE THE WAY TO GO.