The mystery behind the identification of monster mosquitoes reported on last week in the Huron area has been solved. Extension Pesticide Coordinator Jim Wilson at South Dakota State University in Brookings says samples of the big bugs in Huron have been properly ID’ed…
Wilson says the earlier identified elephant mosquito is nowhere close in relation to a Feather-legged Gallinipper….
[audio:http://prprt.itmwpb.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/688/2010/08/bigskeeter2.mp3|titles=bigskeeter2]Mosquitoes of this size are probably as big as you can find…
[audio:http://prprt.itmwpb.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/688/2010/08/bigskeeter3.mp3|titles=bigskeeter3]Wilson says whether standard or super-sized, the same things should be done to protect yourself from mosquitoes…
[audio:http://prprt.itmwpb.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/688/2010/08/bigskeeter4.mp3|titles=bigskeeter4]Feather-legged Gallinippers have been spotted in Wessington Springs, Woonsocket, Mitchell, Brookings and Irene. Wilson says an abundant food source remains the reason they are around right now. They can lay eggs in cracks and small holes in the ground that may not hatch for years later.