Giant mosquitoes emerge in North Carolina post-Florence

[rangerrebew]

Giant mosquitoes emerge in North Carolina post-Florence

By Susan Scutti, CNN

Updated 6:59 AM ET, Wed October 10, 2018
 
 

    The giant mosquitoes have zebra legs and are two to three times as big as normal bloodsuckers
    They are not known to carry human diseases

(CNN)Ouch! The floodwaters that followed Hurricane Florence, which made landfall in North Carolina on September 14, have spawned thousands of mega-mosquitoes across the state, according to entomologists.
These giants have zebra-striped legs and are two to three times as big as the normal bloodsuckers encountered during summer, said Michael H. Reiskind, an assistant professor in the Department of Entomology at North Carolina State University. "Definitely noticeably bigger," he said. "If you see mosquitoes often, then you're going to say, 'Wow, that's a big mosquito.' "

https://www.cnn.com/2018/10/09/health/giant-mosquitoes-north-carolina-hurricane-bn/index.html?no-st=1539267628

[XenaLee]

Giant mosquitoes emerge in North Carolina post-Florence

By Susan Scutti, CNN

Updated 6:59 AM ET, Wed October 10, 2018
 
 

    The giant mosquitoes have zebra legs and are two to three times as big as normal bloodsuckers
    They are not known to carry human diseases

(CNN)Ouch! The floodwaters that followed Hurricane Florence, which made landfall in North Carolina on September 14, have spawned thousands of mega-mosquitoes across the state, according to entomologists.
These giants have zebra-striped legs and are two to three times as big as the normal bloodsuckers encountered during summer, said Michael H. Reiskind, an assistant professor in the Department of Entomology at North Carolina State University. "Definitely noticeably bigger," he said. "If you see mosquitoes often, then you're going to say, 'Wow, that's a big mosquito.' "

https://www.cnn.com/2018/10/09/health/giant-mosquitoes-north-carolina-hurricane-bn/index.html?no-st=1539267628

Sounds more like those big mosquito eaters (Crane fly) to me.  Maybe they could unleash a few million of those in the area to combat the problem...?

[Frank Cannon]

Sounds more like those big mosquito eaters (Crane fly) to me.  Maybe they could unleash a few million of those in the area to combat the problem...?

That was my first thought too.

[thackney]

Sounds more like those big mosquito eaters (Crane fly) to me.  Maybe they could unleash a few million of those in the area to combat the problem...?

That inch-long, gangly-legged insect that sneaks into your house and bounces around the walls and ceiling is a crane fly, and despite rumors to the contrary, it is neither a predator of mosquitoes nor a colossal mosquito. And it’s harmless....

https://entomologytoday.org/2015/08/17/mosquito-hawk-skeeter-eater-giant-mosquito-no-no-and-no/