Warmer weather=more bloodsuckers.
It’s not in your head: Mosquito seasons are likely getting longer. In DC specifically, the annual number of mosquito-friendly days has increased by an average of 16 since 1979, according to aTo be clear, the report’s scientists didn’t go out and tediously count mosquitoes—rather, they studied weather trends at 242 locations across the U.S. and counted the number of days considered suitable to the bloodsuckers, which thrive in warm and humid conditions.
Defining a mosquito-friendly day as that with an average relative humidity of 42 percent or higher and temperatures between 50 and 95°F, the report found that 173, or 71 percent, of the locations studied experienced an increase of mosquito days between 1979 and 2022. Surprisingly, though it may feel like it, DC wasn’t among the top ten cities with the steepest increase of mosquito days.
Albeit annoying, most of the 200 species of mosquitoes in the U.S. are relatively harmless, says the report. In fact, compared to other insect-borne diseases, most of which come from ticks, mosquito-borne diseases are relatively uncommon in the U.S. In DC, there was just —the most common mosquito-borne disease in the U.S.—reported to the CDC last year. Maryland had four cases and Virginia had five.from the pesky bloodsuckers. Aside from your usual spritz of bug spray, remove any pools of stagnant water around your home, keep a floor fan on your porch when you’re sitting outside, and wear loose, long-sleeved clothing.
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