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In Minneapolis I got bitten all the time, to the point I couldn't stay outside in the summer. I won't talk about Milwaukee but I doubt it's much better. It's well known that the upper midwest due to all the woods, standing bodies of fresh water, has the worst mosquito swarms in the country. Besides mosquitoes, deer ticks (lyme disease) reaches her epicenter from Minneapolis to Chicago and again in New England.
In Hawaii (have you been?) I was never bitten by one mosquito. Even in land portions, when I was hiking. The locals even commented how Hawaii has low incidence of diseases because of her lack of mosquitos.
In Florida, if you go inland you will get mosquitos but it's still much better situation than the upper midwest in the summer. Which is just hell on earth for mosquitos. Alaska is even worse.
As I said, it might be the nature of the urban areas. The core areas of the city of Milwaukee are urban in nature without much standing water, and they border Lake Michigan which doesn't breed mosquitos. Chicago doesn't have mosquitos, so I could see central areas of Milwaukee being the same. They're fairly similar cities.
People are dumb and get freshwater pools. Skeeters love that stuff. Now if everyone got a SALTWATER POOL, then skeeters would practically be nonexistent out here. Also skeeters love the irrigation systems that exist in North Central Phoenix.
I've lived here for over 20 years and cannot remember ever having a mosquito bite.
In other cities I've lived you can look up into the street lights at night and see swarms of bugs flying around. Not Phoenix.
Seen a scorpion once in 20 years.
The desert is a beautiful place.
That actually works in our favor because insects and plants here were created to survive in harsh conditions. Food is scarce in the desert and any opportunity will be taken advantage of quickly.
Let's just say, if you're a insect in Phoenix, watching your back takes on a whole different meaning.
Monsoon season arrives and they come out from seemingly everywhere. Like every metro, there are areas with virtually none, and areas with problems. They spray in Tempe and other cities. Where Im at in Scottsdale sees quite a bit every summer, and they last up until December, which super sucks (no pun intended).
I've lived here for over 20 years and cannot remember ever having a mosquito bite.
In other cities I've lived you can look up into the street lights at night and see swarms of bugs flying around. Not Phoenix.
Seen a scorpion once in 20 years.
The desert is a beautiful place.
That actually works in our favor because insects and plants here were created to survive in harsh conditions. Food is scarce in the desert and any opportunity will be taken advantage of quickly.
Let's just say, if you're a insect in Phoenix, watching your back takes on a whole different meaning.
Ive been here far less than that, and Ive had TONS of bites. Ive also seen tons of scorpions. It all depends where you live. Sometimes its a block-to-block issue with scorpions.
Ive been here far less than that, and Ive had TONS of bites. Ive also seen tons of scorpions. It all depends where you live. Sometimes its a block-to-block issue with scorpions.
Where are you in Scottsdale?
I live in West Valley and have lived in a variety of places. I honestly think mosquitoes detest me (I guess I'm not delicious enough ) because even if I go to tropical areas I don't get bit very much even then.
I really only saw insects of immediate concern (tarantulas, never seen a scorpion at a residence actually) when I lived out next to Sun City Grand in the 90s and early 00s. Back then the 101 wasn't even built (the northern stretch, anyway) and it was the boonies! That area (Lake Pleasant Parkway and Beardsley) and just north of it are very beautiful areas now with good schools. I started to move inward over the course of time to where I am now near Downtown Glendale, and I almost never see insects except for ants. Fire ants are everywhere it seems, and they love me more than the mosquitoes do! I always get bit by ants.
My grandparents live near the reservation, east of the 101 and south of Shea, they have seen a variety of wildlife that I have never seen. I would definitely say if you live near the open desert you are in for it. I have some friends who live near the Troon north area and they see insects all the time, from spiders to scorpions.
If insects are a problem for you (like they are for me) I do recommend living in highly urbanized areas (far from open desert) in the Phoenix metro. That goes to anyone reading this post. Tucson has more wildlife than Phoenix it appears as well.
Northern Michigan has fairly low humidity and summer temperature.
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Phoenix is your place.
) because even if I go to tropical areas I don't get bit very much even then.
