How to mozzie-proof your property after a flood and cut your risk of mosquito-borne disease
- Written by: Cameron Webb, Clinical Associate Professor and Principal Hospital Scientist, University of Sydney
Cameron Webb/NSW Health Pathology, Author providedThe extreme weather and flooding in recent days is likely to boost mosquito numbers, even as we say goodbye to summer.
Like all insects, mosquitoes thrive in warm conditions. Water is also critical for the mosquito’s life cycle, as they lay eggs in and around water. More water generally means...