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by firesteelrain 421 days ago
Florida has some aggressive species like the Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus that are known for spreading diseases like dengue, Zika, and chikungunya. We used to chase after the mosquito truck spraying DEET as kids
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DEET is a repellant not an insecticide? Was it DDT maybe? (Not certain)

They used to drive down the alleys in my hometown with a fogging truck to kill mosquitos. The only thing they said was "stay inside with the windows closed for a bit". Seems kinda crazy in hindsight.

I had it wrong. I think it’s just what us laymen called it. Looked it up, it is a pyrethin based spray
In N. Florida I think it was Malathion.
We called it the the fog truck.
I did that in Gainesville in the mid-70s… were we friends?
Ha I was more of an 80s kid and not in Gainesville
Glad to know that others had fun chasing the DDT truck.