Mosquitoes are few this summer, but wasps thrive

Mosquitoes are few this year due to a mild winter and early thaw last spring. However, don’t be too happy, as these climatic conditions are favorable for the survival of queen wasps and will strengthen the presence of the dreaded yellow and black insect.

If you feel there are fewer mosquitoes and other small flying insects this year, you’re not wrong. Mild winters and early thaws this spring explain this phenomenon.

Abbott Extermination General Manager Samuel Genest explains that mosquitoes lay their eggs in stagnant water in the spring. Earlier this year water seeped into the ground, interrupting spawning, so there were fewer mosquitoes.

And milder winters allowed larger numbers of queen wasps to survive the winter. Therefore, those who are pregnant are more likely to survive.

“We’re heading for a really exciting boom in wasps,” said Mr. Genest predicted. It’s been a week since it started peak Expected in about two weeks.”

Aligned with the full moon

This prediction is based on the full moon on July 21, when there will be an effect on the tides.

“This is where the eruptions are, because there is a connection with the pressures. This is where the sex and the birth happen,” continues the Destroyer.

This phenomenon makes the wasps very hostile as they seek to protect their eggs.

“When the full moon comes, that’s when the bite is more intense. At this point the wasps are already irritated because they are going to protect the births,” observes Mr. Genest.

This wasp boom lasts until the end of August. They are particularly attracted to garbage cans – especially during periods of extreme heat – and they are attracted by the odors emanating from them.

Michel Maheu of the extermination firm Maheu & Maheu says the remnants of Hurricane Beryl, which is currently hitting Quebec, could dampen wasp activity and developing colonies.

“When it rains a lot, the wasps stay in the nest,” he explains.

Instead, they come out to nest on sunny days. However, Mr. Mahou believes. Weather conditions were favorable for the rapid establishment of colonies and there was an explosion of requests for intervention.

“The coming weeks will be really decisive,” he argues.

Even ants

Both experts noted significant ant problems in homes, which could be explained by the mild winter and early thaw. Since ants arose in the spring before food resources were available, they had to protect themselves by reaching settlements, along with numerous predators.

Mr. Maheu notes.