Look at the picture: first look to the right. That's an average mosquito as can be found in some southern locales, in Florida and along the warmer and wetter areas of the south.
Now look to the left. Yes, that is a much larger mosquito, and it's looking for you.
All those household remedies you are thinking of might not be enough to contain this eager new species that has been brought in from the West. These fellers can sting through clothing and, as can be easily imagined, their need for blood is directly proportional to their increased size. They are also known to bite more than once, and are both aggressive and painful.
Asian mosquitoes, the one on the right of the pictures, are known as tiger mosquitoes due to their striping.
These new bugs however, make the little tigers look harmless. The larger ones are known as Gallinippers, and are making themselves at home in the Florida swamps. They are also going to be in greater numbers compared to last year due to favorable weather conditions that have helped their numbers grow.
Its real name is Psorophora ciliata, or Gallinipper, and they can be as long as a half inch, and have the same stripes as their milder cousing the Tiger mosquito.
They are also less affected by repellents.
If the rainy season is very wet this year, the very large number of eggs that have been deposited in standing water will easily hatch.
The large mosquitoes are now in several states, as many as 26 southern and neighboring states, but Florida seems to be bearing the brunt of it this year.
One good point about these bugs: they are not known to carry diseases that are dangerous or lethal to man. They also tend to stay close to wetter areas, staying mostly away from large urban areas.
Source: Daily mail 3.6.13
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