'It's a horror movie': A 'biblical' swarm of mosquitos has invaded a Cape Cod town [View all]
A swarm of mosquitos is creating a nuisance on Cape Cod.
An outbreak of the pesky insects in Wellfleet was brought on by “salt water inundation in Duck Harbor due to a dune over-wash,” according to The Cape Cod Mosquito Control Project.
“We’ve had a wash-over effect,” Assistant Superintendent Bart Morris told NBC 10 Boston. “Mother nature breached a dune and it’s just a ripe ground for breeding.”
The result is one of the worst mosquito outbreaks the area has seen in decades.
“It’s a horror movie,” Jodi North Birchall, a 41-year Wellfleet resident, told the news station. “This is the worst I have ever seen.”
Read more: https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2021/07/16/its-a-horror-movie-a-biblical-swarm-of-mosquitos-has-invaded-a-cape-cod-town/
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