muddy old Florida is well acquainted with mosquitoes . But thanks to Hurricane Irma , the end of this year ’s mosquito season has been particularly crazy , even by Florida ’s standard .
As a will of this itch - inducing predicament , a exclusive mosquito ambush in Florida caught more than 26,000 of the bugs in just 16 60 minutes . Hernando County Mosquito Controlreleased the ikon last calendar week along with reports of mosquito " terrorizing residents throughout the county . ”
“ Just to give you a visual of what we ’re dealing with in the field … ” the Hernando County Mosquito Control say ina Facebook postof the image .
“ Typically this same time of the year we could expect a reckoning downwards of 500 . The mass you ’re looking at is about over 26,000 mosquito , comprised of 10 unlike mintage of mosquitoes – daytime and nighttime biters . "
The trap was site just northerly of Pasco county line between 3 pm and 7 am late last calendar month and caught a huge variety of coinage , let in some capable of transmitting diseases . The trap are for observational purposes , as opposed to active control , so hopefully the big bucks of bloodsucker will render information about Florida ’s current mosquito problem .
The outpouring of irritating bugs comes off the bat of Hurricane Irma . While light - up operations continue , this violent family 4 violent storm leave swathes of the state covered in quick standing weewee – the consummate place for mosquito to breed . There ’s a similar situation last on in the S of Texas in the wake of Hurricane Harvey andmany are expecting similarproblems in Puerto Rico as disease - distribute mosquito could thrive in the island ’s floodwaters .
Not only are these buzzing insects a real annoyance in the ass , they also gestate at leastnine dissimilar diseasesincluding Zika , malaria , and West Nile virus . Florida authorities are officious spraying ill touch on areas with abiological larvicidein the hopes of curtailing any spread of disease .
“ Nightly spray missions are helping knock down the adult populations , but more significantly , our field techs are out day by day process standing piddle to keep new adults from hatching off , ” the Hernando County Mosquito Contro added . " hide up as much as potential , and hold out repellent to # fightthebite ! "
