With the sheer number of mosquitoes, it’s really difficult to avoid them if at all. But why have there been so many? Dr. Mohammed El Damir, shared his ideas as to why mosquitoes have been a real nuisance.

“They’re really resilient. These species can stay in the egg as much as long as five years waiting for right condition” El Damir said. “So these mosquitoes, if it is drought, they’re not going to die. They’re just waiting for the right opportunity now. We had a lot of snow. Then lots of standing water. Then they start to show up in a big number”

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