Lots of the hikers we've had stay with us this year commented on how bad the mosquitos were this year, especially in Connecticut and Massachusetts.
I had originally assumed that this was mainly due to the continual wet weather; i.e., when it rains a lot, as it did all spring and summer, water tends to pool up and collect in various places meaning more mosquitos a few weeks down the line.
Heard an interesting alternative theory today. Apparently there's been some sort of blight in the East that's killed off thousands of bats. Bats eat hundreds, if not thousands of mosquitos a day, so if an area all of a sudden becomes bat-free, it means there are an awful lot of extra mosquitos in the neighborhood.
Any biologists out there want to comment on this?
Any thoughts on this?