Will the Hard Freeze Diminish the Mosquito Population?

Many people believe that freezing temperatures will kill off the mosquito population. However, this is not true. Southern Louisiana has experienced periods of freezing and below freezing temperatures recently. During these periods the mosquitoes seemed to have disappeared. With a closer look at what is really happening, we see that a majority of the mosquitoes have been diminished with our below normal winter weather. But, there are a few breeds of mosquitoes that only are noticed in the winter months.

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