Mosquito numbers double in just a week as scorching summer heat eases
Mosquitoes are out in force this fall as the summer heat eases and the weather turns cooler, with the latest mosquito index nearly doubling in just one week. According to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency’s real-time mosquito surveillance data released Sunday, the mosquito index reached 100.9 in week 35 of this year, covering Aug. 24 to 29. The figure, based on catches from daily…
Mosquito populations have surged dramatically in just one week due to the cooling temperatures following a scorching summer, according to data from the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency. The mosquito index, which measures mosquito activity, nearly doubled from 53 to 100.9 between weeks 34 and 35. This marks the first time the index has surpassed 100 since the agency began monitoring with automated systems.
Previously, the index ranged between 40 and 50 from weeks 28 to 32 before climbing to 99.5 in week 33 before dropping to 53 in week 34. The increase in activity was also seen in the species Culex tritaeniorhynchus, known for transmitting Japanese encephalitis, which rose by 34 from the previous week to an average.
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