Mosquitoes are back with a vengeance thanks to substantial rainfall as El Niño returns.
The devastating drought gripping South Texas — which helped keep the mosquitoes at bay last year — has loosened its grip in 2023. The added rainfall has left plenty of places for mosquitoes to breed and bite.If you feel as if you have a huge mosquito target on your back — or legs, or ankles — it’s not in your head.
“So when we have more rain and we have more standing water, we should see more mosquitoes,” said Molly Keck, a pest management specialist at Texas A&M Agrilife Extension.Roaches crawling on food and other grossness from May restaurant inspections around San Antonio That could be a baby pool left unattended in a backyard, a trash or recycling bin, areas with heavy foliage, or anywhere water is allowed to settle and sit for a long time.
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