CHARLOTTE, N.C. — As the cool air of fall settles in, mosquito activity starts to slow down but that doesn’t mean they’re gone for good.

Dr. Brian Byrd, Professor of Environmental Health Sciences at Western Carolina University, says it’s all about two main weather factors: temperature and daylight.

“As temperatures decrease, we start to see lower mosquito activity,” Byrd explained. “And as the days get shorter, with less sunlight, that also triggers mosquitoes to slow down.”

So while we may not see or hear them buzzing, they haven’t packed up and gone to Florida.

“Some, like the tiger mosquito, stay in the egg stage over the winter," Bryd said. "Others, like Culex or Anopheles mosquitoes, hide out as adults in warmer spots under houses, in tree holes, or even in storm drains.”

Those h

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