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I think it was 3-4 days after the hurricane moved thru, the mosquito truck came thru the neighborhood. I have not noticed an increase in them here in north Sarasota. I have wetlands in my backyard (it butts up to a commercial area) and expected them to be bad.First, the storm. Then, a plague of insects.![]()
In Ian’s wake, Florida communities are being plagued by hordes of mosquitoes
Hordes of mosquitoes have proliferated in Ian's floodwaters. Planes are dropping pesticide over hundreds of thousands of acres to control the insects.www.nbcnews.com
Hordes of mosquitoes have proliferated in floodwater and debris left in Hurricane Ian’s wake, and now swarm Florida communities.
State and local officials are waging a multimillion-dollar war against the bloodsucking insects — which are known to spread diseases like West Nile virus and St. Louis encephalitis — as they try to keep residents safe and prevent the voracious insects from slowing down the recovery crews working to fix power lines and rebuild infrastructure.
"The mosquitoes are out there, and they’re biting," said Eric Jackson, the deputy director of the Lee County Mosquito Control Division. "It is just a constant effort to knock down as many of those flying, adult mosquitoes as fast as we can."...
I’m putting in my garden this week and my plan is to be out in the mornings, not evenings.