Dakota Gardener: The ‘mosquito buckets of doom’ controversy
Dakota Gardener: The ‘mosquito buckets of doom’ controversy
North Dakota is home to over 40 species of mosquito, including the ever-popular inland floodwater mosquito. Katja Schulz, Flickr
Every northern state jokes that the mosquito is its state bird. However, mosquitoes are no laughing matter. They vector West Nile disease in the north and much worse diseases further south. People will go to great lengths to kill mosquitoes. The “mosquito buckets of doom” social media trend is promoted as a pollinator-friendly alternative to insecticidal yard fogging. However, the online debate ov…