Reports of giant mosquito sightings add to the confusion of dealing with post-hurricane damage,. Mosquito biologist Michael Reiskind explains why these gallinippers, often three times larger than normal mosquitoes, are showing up in the receding flood waters.
Source: The Conversation, October 11, 2018. Link.
The gallinippers belong to a genus of mosquitoes that specialize in responding to floods. Psorophora ciliata or Psorophora howardi are two of about 175 species of mosquitoes we have in the United States. Their moment in the spotlight comes after major flooding events