BY JESI MUNGUIA
Health officials are predicting a statewide mosquito outbreak this year. This due to the wet spring and April flooding.
Officials say the mosquitoes will leave you itchy but there is not likely to be a threat of illness.
Some counties, like Midland County, have already started taking action on the threat of mosquitoes by treating woodlots for larvae.
Angela Minicuci is with the Michigan Department Community Health. She says even though there may be an explosion in mosquito populations this year, but the type of species of mosquitoes do not have health officials worried.
"The particular species of mosquito that transmit West Nile Virus, which is what Michigan experienced very high level last summer. Actually does better in a dryer climate, that particular mosquito tends to breed in stagnant dirty water. So water thats not been flushed out by periodic and consistent rain."
To avoid exposure to mosquitoes, people are being advised to wear long sleeves and pants when weather permits, and to use a mosquito repellant.