{"id":4122,"date":"2013-10-08T19:49:53","date_gmt":"2013-10-09T02:49:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=4122"},"modified":"2013-10-08T19:49:53","modified_gmt":"2013-10-09T02:49:53","slug":"mosquito-problem-really-bugging-stapletonians","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=4122","title":{"rendered":"Mosquito Problem Really Bugging Stapletonians"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\t\"\"<\/a>If you have been on a walk on any of the wonderful Stapleton trails<\/a> , or played at one of the many pocket parks<\/a> in the early evening, you most likely have not enjoyed your experience. \u201cThe mosquitos have been unbelievable,\u201d says resident Mitchell Schall. \u201cMy kids are getting eaten alive, and I spray them with bug spray. I don\u2019t know what to do.\u201d\n\nWith all of the rain and standing water in the area, the ponds and puddles have become a breeding ground for millions of mosquitos. And with all the people in Stapleton out and about, our beloved neighborhood has become the ideal feeding ground for these annoying pests. \u201cWe are working hard to find a solution,\u201d says MCA President Liza Kampstra. \u201cIt may be too late for this year, but we want to make sure we have a solution in place for the next time this situation comes up. Like everyone, we keep hoping a cold morning will kill them off, but it just hasn\u2019t been cold enough, I guess.\u201d\nSuggestions for possible solutions have ranged from third-world solutions to the bizarre. \u201cPeople have talked about setting up an area at the pocket parks where people could grab a mosquito net, and then return it when they leave,\u201d said Kampstra. \u201cAnother recommendation for the parks was to literally have blood bags filled iocane powder poison which would not only draw the bugs away from people, but kill the bugs as well. Obviously, right now, everything is on the table, and we are looking at all options.\u201d\nThe MCA says it is too late to get a solution for this season. So, for the rest of this bug season, residents are on their own. \u201cI usually try to use organic bug spray, or none at all as I know it is bad for the environment,\u201d said Bridget Deleon. \u201cBut, it is so bad right now, I\u2019d be willing to cut down a forest of Aspens just to ensure me and my kids weren\u2019t getting bitten constantly.\u201d Residents should be aware that the mosquitos are at their worst right now right around 6PM, apparently mosquito dinner time as well.\n]]>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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