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Posted Sat Aug 2 2008: from The Economist: Meet the new neighbours http://apocadocs.com/s.pl?1217684577 "...Mosquitoes, and the West Nile virus that some of them carry, are thriving in California's plunging property market... Fully 63,000 homes were foreclosed in California between April and June... Empty houses mean untended pools. Untended pools quickly breed mosquitoes." [Read more stories about: ] New!: No reader quips yet -- be the first! Got a PaniQuip? Your Quip (limit 140 characters, no links, just wit): First name: The text shown in the Web image to the right: We reserve the right to reuse, remove, or refuse any entry.

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