• aramis87
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    242 months ago

    Eastern Equine Encephalitis. The towns are Douglas, Oxford, Sutton, and Webster in Worcester county, near the state’s borders with Rhode Island and Connecticut.

  • @BigDaddySlim
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    142 months ago

    Well shit, of course I’m in the effected county. Luckily not my town yet but guess I’ll have to keep an eye on this.

    Stay safe, fellow Massholes

    • @halcyoncmdr
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      102 months ago

      Time to build a citronella, peppermint, cedar, lemongrass, lavender, catnip, and patchouli scented “moat” around your house. Not a real moat, stagnant water does the exact opposite.

      Also note, it’s the scent of some of these like citronella, not the plant itself they don’t like. Just planting them won’t do anything.

      • @BigDaddySlim
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        Funny that you think I can afford a house in Massachusetts right now 😂

        Good advice I will try to remember for when I do have one, however

        • @halcyoncmdr
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          22 months ago

          Who knows, maybe you had 14 roommates and lived under the staircase like Harry Potter.

  • @[email protected]
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    32 months ago

    Didn’t I see a post just recently about some people “releasing bugs” somewhere? I wonder if they’re related…

    • @expatriado
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      72 months ago

      Mealworm beetles placed in breakfast buffet of Indiana DNC delegation at downtown Chicago hotel. Bad taste prank, but not dangerous.