mosquito vac

[LUIS]

Is there mosquitos in the land of Oz? if so, does anyone vaccinate? and what vacc. do you use?
luis

[Tiaris]

Plenty of mozzies here. Don't even vaccinate the kids for any mozzie-born diseases so the birds certainly aren't going to get any.

[Diane]

We sure do! Depending on where you live they can vary in size quite a bit too. There are some in a reserve at St Kilda where there is an adventure playground for kids (large and small) on the foreshore. The mozzies there are that big and intent on feeding they can clear the park of humans in 15 mins! Never seen so many people just toss everything into the back of the car and take off!

Just use mozzie repellant for people, nothing for the birds.

[ColouredFeathers]

Plenty of mozzie here in vic too zzzzzzz
cheers flavio

[vettepilot_6]

We have different viruses up here in Qld...Ross river Virus, Dengue Fever, and Barmah Forest Virus....each by different types of mozzies...Scotch Grey, Dengue Mosquito,and numerous other species...we don't vaccinate and birds aren't either....

[jusdeb]

HUGE skeeters in Narrabri .
Not so huge here but plenty of them .

No dont vaccinate . Didnt even know you could vaccinate against funky mozzie cooties.

[Jayburd]

Billions down here! At our Ouse they range from midget to wedge tail eagle in size, but are just as thirsty no matter the size
Have had them in the aviary a bit, no real way to stop them unfortunately. I suspect they become a quick meal to the jacarinis!!!
Personally I've never been vaccinated for anything directly linked to mosses, can't speak for others.

[Brooksy]

I once saw a guy who set a little mozzie zapper in his aviary with a large dish directly under it, which would catch them as they fell. He said the weavers love them. Little extra BBQ live food never went astray.

[Myzomela]

The only mosquito-borne diseases that can be vaccinated against are poxvirus infections.
Poxviruses are relatively species-specific; there is a poxvirus vaccine for chickens and also for pigeons in Australia.
Parrot poxvirus is considered an exotic disease but canarypox is quite common seasonally and may infect closely related finches such as siskins. Their is even a magpie poxvirus.

In severe outbreaks some breeders have had to vaccinate their canaries but from memory they use either chicken or pigeon poxvirus vaccines because canarypox vaccines are unavailable.
Mosquito control is obviously very important in controlling outbreaks.

[finchbreeder]

Time to put a cup of cooking oil in the rainwater tanks. AND empty out all them little containers of water round the place.
LML