California’s Rainy Winter Likely To Give Mosquito Populations A Boost

After years of drought the mosquito population is poised to make a comeback — with a vengeance. Our exceptionally wet winter left no shortage of places for mosquitoes to breed. Santa Clara County Vector Control spokesperson Russ Parman says, “They’re very good at finding all of that water. So, we will have higher than average mosquito populations this time of year.” Health officials are bracing for an explosion of the insects which can spread dangerous diseases like West Nile Virus.