Mosquito season is getting longer in Michigan. Here's how to fight back

As mosquito season returns, Dr. Frank McGeorge offers advice to protect against bites and potential diseases like West Nile virus. Experts recommend using fans outdoors to disrupt mosquitoes, eliminating standing water where they breed, maintaining landscaping, and using repellents with DEET, picaridin, or IR3535. For bites, avoid scratching, clean the area, and use ice or anti-itch cream. Researchers note that Michigan’s mosquito season is extending further into the fall due to warming temperatures.