Experts Predict Mosquito Population Boom During 2020
Just when you thought it couldn’t get any worse (check out is2020over.com for more info), experts are claiming that there will be a mosquito population boom this year…
“Even with the recent polar jet stream dropping snow throughout the Northeast, summer is still off to a bad start when it comes to mosquitoes. Overall, the warmer than average winter and wetter spring have created an early population spike for mosquitoes.”
Here in Ontario we saw a slightly warmer winter that was on average 2 degrees Celsius warmer than normal. Combined with lots of precipitation it means that more mosquitoes are breeding. To make matters worse in the frontcountry, due to the COVID-19 pandemic more people are spending time outdoors in the backyard, local parks, or on their patios which means getting bit more often.
Be sure to check out our other articles on what goes on in a mosquito's brain when they smell you and how to escape mosquitoes and blackflies this spring.
Evan Holt
