Swarming Southwest Florida: These mosquitoes can fly up to 60 miles

It’s not your imagination. Mosquitoes are really bugging Southwest Florida right now.

In some places, like rural Alva in Lee County and Collier’s Golden Gate Estates, the swarms can be almost cinematic, as humans try to dodge humming clouds of hungry insects. Even in well-maintained neighborhoods, the bugs have been making daytime raids, with mosquito control officials in both counties working to keep them at bay.

Blame it on the rain – or its absence…

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