With the heavy rains, come the mosquitoes, but have you noticed that this year there are some especially big mosquitoes? And, boy, do they bite!
Well, your eyes are not deceiving you - there are some giant mosquitoes in circulation, like these ones we captured in San Pedro Village, Corozal.
The Ministry of Health says the whole coastline is being infested with them - and that they come down from Mexico. It's not your usual Aedes aegypti; these ones are known scientifically as "Sorohforah silliyata", or gallinippers in the states. Here, we'll just use the Spanish word for mosquito and call them, "mega-moscas".
The good news is that apart from the aggressive bite, they are just a nuisance and do not spread dengue, malaria or any disease.
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