In the trail near my home they are downright relentless. It’s a popular place people go why are you biting me as if you’ll starve.
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Lucky_777@lemmy.world 1 day ago
They are so bad this year. Wtf is going on?
NeedyPlatter@lemmy.ca 1 day ago
fossilesque@mander.xyz 1 day ago
Literally climate change.
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7068582/
Weather has a big impact on mosquito numbers & feeding behavior:
biologyinsights.com/at-what-temperature-are-mosqu…
Climate is moving north, thus your area is likely getting wetter and more humid.
FuckFascism@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Partially correct, mosquitos prefer warm humid environments with stagnant water to lay their eggs also they suck at flying so if it’s windy outside you won’t be bothered be many.
fossilesque@mander.xyz 23 hours ago
You might want to check that, the cool factor has been measured across several studies. ;)