Mosquitoes are out for blood in Central Kentucky earlier and in
mightier form this summer. While some experts are predicting
this summer to be one of the worst for mosquitoes in decades,
Grayson Brown, professor of entomology at the University of
Kentucky, said there's no way of knowing until summer is in full
swing. The life span of a mosquito is relatively short, a few
months at most, but mosquitoes have been building up their
numbers since March and will be noticeable in the upcoming
months. Brown said winter's higher temperatures are one reason
for the spike of mosquitoes this year. "It just didn't get cold
enough to kill the mosquitoes and their eggs," he said. During
the winter, mosquitoes usually freeze, but Brown said water
temperatures stayed higher than normal. Mosquitoes tend to
thrive in warm weather, so they started laying eggs earlier than
previous years, said Brown. He also said Western Kentucky will
most likely suffer severely from mosquitoes because of heavy
flooding last summer. But the earl