The beautiful thing about Alaska other than the mountains, oceans, bays, rivers, sunrises, sunsets, skiing, hiking, fishing, etc is that we can see the danger coming. No sneaky ticks, snakes, spiders, scorpions, Gila Monsters, etc.
I don't have to run fast, I just have to run faster than the other cachers I'm with.
So we will keep the skeeters, you keep your pets.