FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — In the wake of the deluge that swept through Broward, submerging streets and flooding homes, another storm is now brewing: mosquitoes.
Florida’s mosquito season typically doesn’t begin until after late spring rains turn into standing water that the insects need in order to breed. But unprecedented flooding throughout Fort Lauderdale and other areas in the county has created ripe conditions for large numbers of mosquitoes. On Saturday, entire neighborhoods’ streets remained submerged.
“Mosquito populations are just absolutely set to boom right now,” said Eric Vincent, the owner of Mosquito Shield of Boca Raton and Fort Lauderdale. “There’s the perfect amount of heat, the perfect amount of humidity. All the standing water is taking over most of the county.”
