"California's Never-Ending Mosquito Nightmare: Seeking Relief"

California is experiencing its worst mosquito season in years, with the invasive Aedes aegypti mosquito, also known as the ankle-biter mosquito, causing havoc. The mosquito population has surged after a rare summer storm, and residents are being bitten in their own homes. The Aedes mosquito is more aggressive than native species, bites multiple times for one blood meal, and is more likely to bite at all hours of the day. Human cases of the mosquito-borne West Nile Virus are also spiking across the state. Efforts to control the spread of mosquito-borne diseases, including sterilizing male mosquitoes, are being explored. In the meantime, residents are advised to eliminate stagnant water to reduce mosquito breeding grounds.