Ankle-biter' mosquito now a permanent resident of Kern, News
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One benefit Bakersfield has long enjoyed — a benefit millions of Americans do not have — has been the ability to take a walk on a spring or summer evening, or sip a drink on an unprotected porch, without being “eaten up” by swarms of mosquitoes.
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Kern Mosquito enlists new weapon in fight against 'ankle-biters', News
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