More Mosquito Bites? Blame it on Foreclosures

Another thing to blame the increase in foreclosures on: A surge in the mosquito population.

“Current economic and weather conditions have created the perfect storm for what could be a very troubling mosquito season,” said Ron Harrison, Ph.D., Orkin entomologist and technical director, in a recent press release. “Through May, our mosquito treatments are up more than 20 percent over the first five months of last year.”

Foreclosures can create the perfect home for mosquito swarms because vacant homes tend to have standing water that attract the pesky bugs, as well as holes in windows and doors that mosquitoes can easily slip through.

The prime biting hours for mosquitoes are between dusk and dawn. Here are tips from Orkin on preventing those nuisance mosquito bites: Read more