skeeters
Informal biting insects
Skeeters is an informal, chiefly American term for mosquitoes, clipping the word down to its stressed syllable.
Common in Southern and rural dialects: The skeeters are terrible this time of year.
Sometimes appears as a nickname or place name.
Pest takeover situation
- swarmMass of moving insects
- buzzingLow vibrating hum
- repellentCauses strong aversion
- sprayDispersed liquid droplets
DEET · citronella · netting · screens · zapper · trap · coils · candles
Dimming after sundown
- twilightLight after sunset
- humidityMoisture in atmosphere
- swampWaterlogged land with vegetation
- marshGrassy waterlogged lowland
lakeside · campfire · barbecue · picnic · camping · fishing · cabin · pond
Urge to scratch
- weltRaised skin injury
- swellingAbnormal tissue enlargement
- rednessCrimson-hued state
- scratchSuperficial wound or mark
sting · inflammation · antihistamine · calamine · hydrocortisone · allergic reaction · bump · irritation
Mosquito-borne parasitic infection
- dengueMosquito-borne viral disease
- ZikaMosquito-spread viral infection
- West NileMosquito-transmitted viral infection
- yellow feverMosquito-spread tropical virus
encephalitis · vector · transmission · plasmodium · parasite · outbreak · epidemic · carrier
Blood-feeding flying pest
- larvaeImmature metamorphosing creatures
- pupaeMetamorphosis middle stage
- AnophelesMosquito genus spreading malaria
- proboscisElongated animal head appendage
bloodsucker · female · breeding · stagnant water · lifecycle · metamorphosis · eggs · wriggler
infestation
Pest takeover situation
spray · DEET · citronella · netting · screens · zapper · trap · coils · candles · fogger
dusk
Dimming after sundown
marsh · lakeside · campfire · barbecue · picnic · camping · fishing · cabin · pond · outdoors
itch
Urge to scratch
scratch · sting · inflammation · antihistamine · calamine · hydrocortisone · allergic reaction · bump · irritation · infected
malaria
Mosquito-borne parasitic infection
- dengueMosquito-borne viral disease
- ZikaMosquito-spread viral infection
- West NileMosquito-transmitted viral infection
yellow fever · encephalitis · vector · transmission · plasmodium · parasite · outbreak · epidemic · carrier · infection
mosquito
Blood-feeding flying pest
- larvaeImmature metamorphosing creatures
- pupaeMetamorphosis middle stage
- AnophelesMosquito genus spreading malaria
proboscis · bloodsucker · female · breeding · stagnant water · lifecycle · metamorphosis · eggs · wriggler · diptera
- bug nicknamesbug, critter, creepy crawly, crawler, pest
skeetersbutterflies
Fluttering insects or nervousness
honeybees · ladybugs · dragonflies · pollinators · fireflies