Sacramento residents are facing an unexpected mosquito surge this November, with families reporting relentless swarms around their homes.
What’s happening?
According to CBS News, experts attribute the unusual winter activity to weather patterns creating ideal breeding conditions for several species.
Rain in October that was followed by warmer temperatures created standing water where mosquitoes could breed throughout the greater Sacramento area. The precipitation also triggered invasive mosquito species to develop in people’s backyards, where they can thrive in as little as a bottle cap’s worth of water.
“It’s impacting everybody, like you can’t get away from it,” said Violet Marshall, who lives in nearby Carmichael. She told CBS News her daughter comes home from school football games covered in bites…