Climate change leads to a rise in mosquito-borne diseases, expert says

(MNN)-Climate change could be a cause for an increase in mosquito and tick-borne diseases in Minnesota and across the Midwest. UW-Madison entomology professor Dr. Lyric Bartholomay says rising temperatures and shifting rainfalls have led to longer mosquito seasons. Bartholomay says that an extended season leads to a higher risk for the spread of mosquito-borne diseases like West Nile Virus. Bartholomay says limiting standing water and using certain insecticides can help communities control mosquito populations.