Mega mosquitoes arrive in Central Florida

Clickorlando.com ^ | June 7, 2013 | staff

[driftdiver]

Gallinippers, which are 20 times the size of a typical mosquito and pack a painful bite, have been spotted in Seminole County, according to officials.

Entomologists at the University of Florida predicted earlier this year that the mega mosquitoes, about the size of a quarter, would invade the Sunshine State in 2013, a year after being spotted in Florida following drenching rains from Tropical Storm Debbie.

Kelly Deutsch, the director of Seminole County Mosquito Control, said gallinippers, officially known as psorophora ciliate, are treated the same as any other species. Deutsch said recent rains, including the dousing from Tropical Storm Andrea earlier this week, will likely cause a spike in all mosquitoes.

[driftdiver]

We've seen these in our back yard.

[driftdiver]

[Darksheare]

At least they aren’t vampire moths.
Yes, such a hideous creature does exist.

[Humbug]

Interesting. I saw one in my house the other day and was wondering what it was. Thought it looked like a mosquito but was too big.

[Doogle]

deet

[Proud2BeRight]

Maybe it will fight it out with the big Florida cockroaches?

[Venturer]

DDT their ass.

[NonValueAdded]

Brevard County, Florida ping.

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(not associated with the county government)

[Ben Mugged]

Nothing compared to what we used to see in Goose Bay Labrador. One landed on the taxiway and the ground crew pumped 200 gallons of JP4 into it before realizing it wasn’t a jet.

[Moose4]

A mosquito that’s not that much smaller than a cranefly. Yikes.

}:-)4

[rottndog]

Maybe it will fight it out with the big Florida cockroaches?

The cockroaches are too busy throwin' down with the geckos...

[fieldmarshaldj]

Nuke ‘em from orbit.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

The amethyst pits near Thunder Bay. Pull in, shut off the car. Sounds like it's still running...

[VeniVidiVici]

Hmmm. Maybe I’ll just leave that bigass bullfrog in my pool.

[P.O.E.]

btw - the cicadas have finally emerged here in PA and NJ

[UCANSEE2]

"Mega Mosquitoes. You must have read my mind."

[UCANSEE2]

the cicadas have finally emerged here in PA and NJ

Speak louder. I can't hear you.

[taxcontrol]

Dang! Looks like they could stand flat footed and rape a chicken.

[UCANSEE2]

Is that (on left) a MALE or FEMALE ?

[jmacusa]

That’s nothing! Here in Jersey the damn things are so big they have landing lights! But seriously, what I want to know is what happened to all the ‘’Lightning bugs’’?(Lampyridae Coleoptera). Used to be clouds of the things at this time of year when I was a kid. Now you don’t see one.