Gemineye
Well-known member
The Washington Post
By Abby Ohlheiser September 23
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Although it might seem that mosquitoes, which depend on water to breed, would suffer when there's less water on the ground, the opposite is true under the right conditions. Droughts, along with warm weather, can produce the conditions necessary for an abundance of the insects.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/...nces-a-particularly-bad-season-for-west-nile/
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Interesting article. I've always wondered why drought doesen't result in fewer cases of West Nile.-JV
By Abby Ohlheiser September 23
snip
Although it might seem that mosquitoes, which depend on water to breed, would suffer when there's less water on the ground, the opposite is true under the right conditions. Droughts, along with warm weather, can produce the conditions necessary for an abundance of the insects.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/...nces-a-particularly-bad-season-for-west-nile/
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Interesting article. I've always wondered why drought doesen't result in fewer cases of West Nile.-JV