Why are there so many mosquitoes after Xiaoman?

The temperature rises and the rainfall increases during the Xiaoman season. In this sultry situation, there are always some small figures wandering around you and making a "buzzing" sound, which is what we hate the most. Mosquitoes! So why do mosquitoes feel so much more during the Xiaoman season? Let’s reveal the secret below:

1. The reason why there are so many mosquitoes after Xiaoman:

The main reasons for the sudden increase in mosquitoes after Xiaoman are: The climate of the Xiaoman season is related to the habits of mosquitoes:

During the Xiaoman solar term, the temperature in the south rises, heavy rains begin to increase, and precipitation becomes frequent. Just like the folk proverb goes, "When Xiaoman is Xiaoman, the rivers gradually fill up." Due to the massive increase in rain, not only the rivers are full, but also some small ditches, puddles and even small bottles and jars abandoned on the roadside are full of water.

I became excited when I saw those mosquitoes in stagnant water, because not only do mosquitoes like to live in dark and humid places, but their breeding sites also need to be in water, so stagnant water everywhere can become their breeding ground. In the children's place, not only the temperature during the Xiaoman season is also suitable for the hatching and growth of mosquito children, it only takes about ten days to grow into adults. There are many places to give birth and the environment is suitable, which leads to the sudden appearance of many mosquitoes.

In the north, there is little or no rain during the Xiaoman Festival, so the mosquitoes during the Xiaoman Festival in the north are not as ferocious as those in the south, but when it starts to rain from late July to early August, they will also Like the Xiaoman season in the south, mosquitoes multiply rapidly and are everywhere.

I live in a city in the north of Shandong. It rarely rains during Xiaoman Festival every year. Occasionally, there is no light rain and the ground cannot hold water at all. Instead, it starts to rain around the beginning of August, and the rain kills us. There are many bottles and cans placed in the old community, and even the small tanks are filled with water. In fact, the fresh rainwater was quite clean, but when I went there on the third day, I could see a lot of mosquito larvae squirming in the water. There were a few of them in almost every tank with water. I even used various tools. I killed a few, but there were too many, so I finally gave up.

Because the water is reserved for watering the flowers by the grandparents who grow the flowers, I cannot just add medicine to kill mosquito larvae. After about eight or nine days of this, it was obvious that there were more mosquitoes, and they were extremely vicious. They could bite me several times even through my thin pants, and I didn’t dare to stay downstairs any longer.

2. Tips for preventing mosquitoes during Xiaoman season:

1. Give mosquitoes nowhere to hide:

Because mosquitoes like to live in hidden, dark, moist and humid places. Places with poor ventilation, such as under the bed, behind cabinets, behind doors, and at cracks in walls, etc. Therefore, you should clean these neglected areas more often, and ventilate more to keep the house dry. If there are abandoned bottles and cans near your home, you can pour out the water and throw them away.

2. Refuse to attract mosquitoes:

Mosquitoes like people with well-developed sweat glands, high body temperature, and wearing dark clothes, so bathe frequently, reduce the smell of sweat and food residue, and pay attention Keep your living environment clean and tidy, and try to choose light-colored clothes.

You should also avoid going to moist places such as grass, bushes, woods, and swamps where there are many mosquitoes; try not to go out at dusk when mosquito activity peaks; if you must go, be careful about exposing your skin. Cover your body to avoid exposing your body too much. You can use toilet water on the exposed skin. You can use a mosquito net when sleeping at night to prevent harassment and bites.

3. After mosquito bites:

If you have been bitten by a mosquito, do not scratch to avoid scratching the skin and causing secondary damage. You can choose toilet water that can relieve itching. If it is too red and swollen, it is best to go to the hospital to see if you have an allergy.