Heat back, mosquito plague in North Hesse: This is how we are fighting them now!

Heat back, mosquito plague in North Hesse: This is how we are fighting them now!

Kassel, Deutschland - The last hot days in Kassel and North Hesse finally seem to be over. The Hessische news offer announces for today, mostly cheerful weather, with temperatures between 22 and 25 degrees, even in higher locations Only around 18 degrees. A ray of hope for everyone who could no longer endure the oppressive heat of the past few weeks. For tomorrow, Tuesday, there are even temperatures between 25 and 29 degrees - a nice weather that should stimulate the outdoor leisure activities.

mosquito plague and flood

An unpleasant remnant of the hot days, on the other hand, are the massive mosquitoes that have grown particularly strongly due to heavy rainfall and flood events in Hesse, Rhineland-Palatinate and Baden-Württemberg. The German Weather Service (DWD) reports concentrations of 100 to 200 larvae per liter of water in the affected areas. Thanks to the flood conditions, the mosquito larvae have developed splendidly in the outer forests that serve as breeding sites. Step -mosquito fighters were used on the Pentecost weekend.

The Municipal Action Community to combat the schnaken plague (Kabs e.V.) This year's mosquito seasons is one of the worst since Decades. On average, around 90% of the larvae have successfully killed this year by using helicopters. Nevertheless, a strong plague continues to be expected.

The consequences of climate change

The difficulties in combating the mosquitoes are also a sign of the time: Experts observe that the flood conditions and the increasingly frequent extreme weather events - as a result of climate change - favor the populations of the mosquitoes. Deutschlandfunk reports that severe rainfalls have increased worldwide since the 1950s and climate change is responsible for this. The average temperature level in Germany has been increasing since the beginning of the weather records, and in 2023 the warmest year was 10.6 degrees.

In order to be able to better counter flood protection, natural solutions are required. The sealing of areas and the straightening of rivers tighten the floods. It is no secret that municipalities and environmental ministries are actively looking for solutions and are aware of the challenges - but often there is a lack of the necessary financial resources.

Outlook for the coming days

can a relaxation in the mosquito problem perhaps be expected based on the mild weather? The DWD knows: Temperatures between 27 and 29 degrees in Northern Hesse, and even up to 31 degrees in the Rhine-Main area can be expected in Northern Hesse. Unfortunately, the risk of mosquito bites is also not banned here when the weather is cheerful. What is certain is that the flood conditions have created a tiresome basis for the current mosquito problems in recent weeks. Umso wichtiger ist es, präventive Maßnahmen zu ergreifen und sich über die Kampagnen zur Mückenbekämpfung in den hessischen Kommunen zu informieren.