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Outdoor lights may keep mosquitoes biting and breeding deeper into autumn
- May 27, 2026 at 4:50 PM
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In some parts of the world, autumn brings welcome relief from mosquitoes, such as the Northern house mosquito (Culex pipiens). As the days grow shorter, the waning light is a signal for them to enter a winter state of dormancy called diapause.
Originally published at Phys.org