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Why You’ll Be Seeing More Mosquitoes This Summer – Lifehacker Australia
La Niña is set to bring wet weather to Australia this summer – and that means more mosquitoes and potentially disease. So what are the risks?
We know mosquitoes need water to complete their life cycle. So does this mean Australia can expect a bumper mozzie season? How about a rise in mosquito-borne disease?
While weve seen more mosquitoes during past La Niña events, and we may well see more mosquitoes this year, this doesnt necessarily mean well see more related disease.
This depends on a range of other factors, including local wildlife, essential to the life cycle of disease-transmitting mosquitoes.
What is La Niña?
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