Mosquitoes kill more than 700k people every year (2017)
Maybe there is some truth to the fact mosquitoes can only thrive with access to still water?<p>I once visited Indonesia and stayed at this place which was essentially jungle. I thought I was going to get destroyed by mosquitoes and yes we did have nets etc, but I was surprised at the lack of mosquitoes when outside.<p>I spoke with the owner who me that he doesn't worry much about mosquito born illness because he ensures there is no still water anywhere near his place. He said the most dangerous place for this type of thing was near small cities and towns because lots of dirty still water is present in gutters and pot holes etc. These places are breeding grounds for things like dengue fever according to the locals.<p>I can't really verify how true this but anecdotally I had a similar experience when I lived in a city, we started to get a LOT of mosquitoes hanging around our yard during rainy season. I went outside and noticed that many peoples bike tarps had sagged and formed ponds which had tons of mosquitoes hanging around them. I remembered what I learned on my trip and cleared all the water away. I do think it helped.<p>Definitely not trying to state this stuff as fact, just thought it would be interesting to share.