Mosquitoes and ticks do better in extreme cold than we do
Tuesday, February 5, 2019 - 11:00
in Biology & Nature
With paper-weight wings and spindly legs, the mosquito hardly seems built to handle the cold. The secret to its survival is eggs built to withstand freezing temperatures. Even if some eggs die off during extreme cold, mosquito populations rebound quickly. The same holds true for ticks that can wait out a cold snap far below […]