Mosquitoes aren’t just irritating, and their bites don’t just make you itch. They can also carry disease-causing viruses and bacteria like Zika, West Nile, Malaria Dengue Fever, Malaria, and Encephalitis. Protecting yourself and your family from mosquitoes is essential for enjoying the summer without worrying about your health and safety. Unfortunately, that’s harder to do in some areas than in others. Knowing how prone an area is to mosquitoes can help you decide where to live and work and what extent of precautions to take to protect yourself. 

 Key predictors of mosquitoes include rainfall and temperature in a given area, which are significant factors of mosquito reproduction and survival. The greater the warmth and wetness of a particular city or state, the greater the density of mosquitos that locale is likely to have. 

The 10 Worst States for Mosquitoes in the US

 The following are the ten worst states in the US for mosquitoes:

1. Florida
2. Texas
3. Louisiana
4. Georgia
5. North Carolina
6. Alabama
7. South Dakota
8. Oklahoma
9. Montana
10. Virginia

The 10 Worst Cities for Mosquitoes in the US

 The year 2020 marks the seventh year Atlanta, Georgia, took the crown for the highest mosquito concentration. The following are all 10 of the worst cities in the US for mosquitoes:

1. Atlanta, Georgia
2. Los Angeles, California
3. Washington, DC
4. New York, New York
5. Chicago, Illinois
6. Dallas-Ft. Worth, Texas
7. Detroit, Michigan
8. Charlotte, North Carolina
9. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
10. Miami, Florida

 Other US cities with a high tendency for mosquitoes include Houston, Raleigh-Durham, Phoenix, Boston, Baltimore, Richmond, VA, Nashville, Tampa, Indianapolis, St. Louis, Norfolk, VA, Orlando, Greenville, SC, Denver, Kansas City, Tulsa, OK, Minneapolis, Albany, NY, Grand Rapid, MI, Memphis, and Oklahoma City. Find out the worst states ticks on our other blog. 

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