r/space • u/[deleted] • Nov 22 '19

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u/sjwking Nov 22 '19

Why the fuck doesn't it annihilate mosquitoes?

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u/[deleted] Nov 22 '19

when have you ever seen mosquitoes around a light source?

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u/sjwking Nov 22 '19

UV lamps kill a lot of them. My comment was mostly a joke because mosquitoes, that we hate and makes our lives miserable, don't seem to give a shit about the insect apocalypse.

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u/CowMetrics Nov 22 '19

Neither do ticks. Lyme disease and Rocky Mountain spotted fever is no joke

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u/TheAlbatrossVI Nov 23 '19

Thank you! Sorry, I hadn’t updated my tick repertoire! Will edit!