Residents Applaud Town's Decision to Spray

Anyone who's gone for an evening run, walked the dog or gone for a bike ride this summer knows one thing — don't leave the house without bug spray. 

this summer more than the island's rabbits and coyotes (if that's possible). 

On Tuesday, the town announced they would . Residents, who have been (pardon the pun) itching for a solution, rejoiced on Portsmouth Patch's Facebook page. 

Brianna Philbrook: Soo excited! I only wish it was sooner.

Tanja Lazar: Wow finally. It's only the end of summer.

Jane Wolk Wheeler: Wish they'd done it 6 weeks ago! I am less worried about the pesticide chemicals at this point than the potential mosquito borne diseases not to mention the amount of repellent my kids and I have ingested spraying ourselves just to get out to to mow or pick the vegetables in the garden! I'll wait longer than 20 minutes, though to open up the windows again.

Karen Gauthier Ferris: So glad. I'm on Water St and hope the spraying works here too no matter what time I go outside the Mosquitos are attacking!!

What do you think about the decision to spray for mosquitoes? Will this work? Tell us your thoughts in the comment section below!