Breeding blackflies in Maine is a cottage industry
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According to a Bangor Daily News story by Katherine Cassidy, an Arizona laboratory for veterinary allergy testing is seeking 50 to 100 grams of dead black flies. So they contacted the Maine Blackfly Breeders Association. Their motto is "May the swarm be with you.? Holly Garner-Jackson of the MBBA says the lab wants thousands of black flies. But I don?t know why a black fly would want to go to Arizona where it is now 100 degrees, when it just got warm enough to go out without a coat around here, do you? But, anyway, the Maine Blackfly Breeders are asking anyone with a Mosquito Magnet to help. And here?s something you might like to know about. Mosquito Magnets stand 2 feet high in the field and weigh 30 to 35 pounds. They emit carbon dioxide to attract mosquitoes and other nuisance insects, which end up in a screened bag that you can empty out. Black flies don't come out at night...
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