MADISON, Wis. (WRN) — Experts are monitoring how climate change could be leading to a rise in diseases carried by mosquitoes.
UW – Madison entomology professor Dr. Lyric Bartholomay says seasonal changes are impacting mosquito activity.
“Maybe folks have noticed too that the last date of frost is coming later and maybe the threat of frost in the spring is wearing away sooner. And so in many parts of the country, mosquito season is just lasting longer,” Bartholomay said.
Bartholomay says limiting standing water and using certain insecticides can help control mosquito populations.