The CDC says mosquitoes are growing increasingly resistant to common insecticides that are used to keep their population down.
West Nile virus is responsible for hundreds of deaths in the United States each year, and now scientists are worried that mosquitoes carrying the virus — and others — are becoming harder to kill.
There have been at least 90 cases of West Nile virus in humans in the U.S. so far this year, according to CDC data. While that's nowhere near the 9,862 cases reported in 2003, the highest ever recorded in a year, the virus is still rampant two decades later. "If we keep experiencing more storms, more water, more accumulation of water and that water remains stagnant for around three to five days, that would be conducive to mosquito breeding, especially as we get warm temperatures," said Johnny Dilone, Maricopa County Environmental Services community relations manager.While the chances of a person actually contracting West Nile virus are low, it's not a chance one should take.
The blood sucking bugs can also carry other diseases like Malaria, Zika virus, and Jamestown Canyon virus. Though the first two are most commonly found in tropical and subtropical areas like Africa and South America, Jamestown Canyon virus is most prevalent in the upper Midwest of the United States.
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