The state of New Jersey needs to prepare itself for an invasion of horrible, blood-sucking creatures that spread disease and we're not talking about a new season of the "Housewives of New Jersey." The Asian tiger mosquito, a species well known for their aggressiveness and ease at which they spread disease, has shown up in the Garden State, according to Newsmax.
Normal mosquitos, which New Jersey has a bit of a reputation for as well, tend to only feed during dusk so they are relatively easy to avoid. Tiger mosquitoes are hungry all day long.
"It's going to ruin your backyard barbecue in the middle of the day," Pete Rendine of the Bergen County Mosquito Control Division told CBS News. "They definitely bite during the day. [Tiger mosquitoes] are the worst, nuisance-wise, because they are adapting to our climate. They are here to stay."
New Jersey has had a very wet spring which means that there is a great deal of standing water for the bugs to breed in. People need to make an effort to make sure that they don't have any standing water on their property to help limit the population of the disease spreading insects, they are able to breed in as little as a bottle cap full of water, according to ABC News.
"This is an extremely obnoxious nuisance mosquito," Claudia O'Malley, a biologist for New Jersey's mosquito control division, told ABC News. "It is impossible to control without concerted efforts by homeowners in eliminating the breeding habitat."
Rendine believes that the entire infestation could be eliminated if people were just a little more careful to make sure that they don't have standing water in their yards. Rendine has often found that a clogged gutter can lead to misery for an entire neighborhood, according to the Associated Press.
The best way to avoid being bitten by the pests is to where light, loose-fitting clothing and use bug sprays that contain DEET, according to CBS News.
