Two hundred years ago wetlands in the Northeast were aggressively stripped and drained to make way for pasture and crops. Over the past hundred years as the region has become less reliant on an agrarian economy, there has been significant reforestation. Today, some of the swamplands are mature and thriving, providing increased breeding habitat for Culiseta melanura and wetland roosting sites for migratory songbirds.

I live in the Northeast and it does not make me want to go outside. Cases are rare, but feels different knowing the mosquitos are close.

>"In springtime, when the swamps behind the Mosman’s family home filled with fresh water, Keith, the eldest son, and Scott, his younger brother, would tramp barefoot through vernal pools in search of…"