Hurricanes and Zika Mosquitoes

10/9


Well, we had our Florida Hurricane. Hurricane Mathew raked the east coast of Florida mostly missing Mimi.

Originally posted om 8/20/16 

8/25

Can tropical systems influence the spread of the Zika virus?            

By Katy Galimberti, AccuWeather.com Staff Writer

August 25, 2016; 10:11 AM ET                       

Experts say that hurricanes and tropical storms could influence the spread of the Zika virus.
With a brewing system in the Atlantic that could impact the Bahamas and Florida, tropical activity could lead to a wider spread of the Aedes aegypti mosquitoes.
Jason Rasgon, associate professor of entomology and disease epidemiology at Penn State University, told AccuWeather that there are multiple methods in which hurricanes and tropical storms can spread mosquitoes, including those carrying Zika...

As example in our recent hurricanes, strange moths had been seen.

“Hurricane winds and flooding can carry in new insects and seeds, ushering in new season-long battles and making growing season the next year a challenge.”