Of Mango and Mosquito
The Aerial Larviciding Mission for Key West continues even while the mangoes are still being harvested.
Not sure how the spray will affect the taste of this luscious abundant crop of mangoes but as far as the Florida Keys Mosquito Control District is concerned "This spray is an eco-friendly, non-toxic larvicide known as bacillus thuringiensis israelensis, or B.T.I".
Mango peel and sap contains urushiol, the chemical in poison ivy and poison sumac that can cause urushiol-induced contact dermatitis in susceptible people.
When female mosquitoes poke their proboscis through your skin they inject you with some of their saliva. This saliva helps them to drink your blood more quickly, because it contains a cocktail of anticoagulants. Once the female mosquito is full up of your blood or is disturbed, she flies away, leaving some of her saliva behind. Your body then kicks your immune system in gear as a response to the presence of this saliva. It produces various antibodies which in turn bind to the antigens in the mosquito’s saliva. This then triggers the release of histamine.
Some say taking vitamins B1 B6 B2 can help keep mosquito bites away,Mangoes have a fair amount of these vitamins
Everyone either has Mangoes to give away or being asked to take them off their hands.
Recipes for mango dishes are being shared at every social event.
I say eat those mangoes that were picked yesterday now, and wait till the next rain to pick the next crop.
Pass the mango chutney salsa please
How do I get that pit out?
