DES MOINES (AP) — A bug expert at Iowa State University says all the flooding in Iowa could contribute to a bumper crop of mosquitoes in a few weeks.
Entomologist Lyric Bartholomay says mosquitoes lay their eggs in standing water and if the temperature is just right the hatchlings are flying around in a matter of days.
Sometimes floods with rapidly moving water can wash away developing mosquitoes so Bartholomay ...
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