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Climate change blamed for increases in mosquito and tick-borne diseases

Willmar Radio · last updated

(Undated) — Climate change could be a cause for an increase in mosquito and tick-borne diseases in Minnesota and across the Midwest. UW — Madison entomology professor Dr. Lyric Bartholomay says rising temperatures and shifting rainfalls have led to longer mosquito seasons. Bartholomay says that an extended season leads to a higher risk for the spread of mosquito-borne diseases like West Nile Virus. Bartholomay says limiting standing water and using certain insecticides can help communities control mosquito populations.

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