Texas residents deal with an invasion of mosquitoes the size of a QUARTER
- Residents in Texas say they’re dealing with a mosquito infestation
- Recent wet weather led to a population explosion when it came to the insects
- Mosquitoes breed in certain environments including tires, cans, plastic containers, weeds, trash or pools of water
Enormous mosquitoes, some the size of a quarter, have been biting people in southern Texas.
Recent wet weather has made the area very attractive for mosquitoes to breed and as a result, the population has suddenly soared.
A reporter for ABC13, Steve Campion, said he and his photographer took to Twitter to describe their encounter with the itchy insects.
Residents in southwest Texas are at trying to repel thousands of mosquitoes that have zeroed in on their homes
The swarms of flying pests are enormous by comparison to the usual size of mosquitoes
Many have posted pictures on Twitter of the insects size compared to a coin
‘I can’t tell you how many mosquitoes swarmed and me. Every time we hit one there was blood.’
Others have spotted giant mosquitoes in their cars or even insects the size of a quarter in people’s homes.
Another reported noted that there were so many of them that ‘they could carry us away’.
Apart from wearing deet on your skin which can help to repel the insects, others have suggested planting basil, lemongrass, rosemary, and marigolds in the yard which are one of a number of plants that will help keep the insects away.
With major flooding a possibility over the next several days, standing water is only expected to make things worse
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