Michigan Mosquitoes Appearing Later than Usual this Year
Rain in May and June provided ample puddles for mosquito larvae to develop.
Mosquitoes in Michigan are hitting their peak season later than usual this year. Michigan State University Entomologist Howard Russell says since the past two months have been especially wet, larvae are just now developing. He says if the rain stops, residents can expect mosquito swarms to die down in about two weeks.
“If it continues to rain we’ll have ongoing development of mosquito larvae. In fact in the Lansing Mason area, there’s still water standing from the last bout of rainfall we had, and so that standing water, it’s still producing mosquitoes.”
-Howard Russell, MSU Entomologist
Russell says though West Nile Virus has been found in a few crows this year, disease-carrying mosquitoes are rare. He says to prevent bites residents should wear loose fitting clothing and use insect repellant.
