AUGUSTA, Ga. –There will be more mosquitoes in Georgia-Carolina this year than there have been in the past four years, according to Richmond County Mosquito Control.

Mosquito eggs need water to hatch and because of the rain we've received this summer, the mosquito eggs that didn't hatch over the past three years are hatching now Richmond County Mosquito Control’s, Fred Koehle said.

“What we’re getting now, since we had the rain last month, we’re getting almost a four years hatch all at one time,” Koehle said.

Koehle checked on the mosquito situation in a pool that many people have complained about in a neighborhood in Augusta, Thursday.

"This is the kind of standing water that you have to eliminate," Koehle said.

He killed over 1,000 larva in a bucket with altosid briquettes. The active ingredient is an insect growth regulator known as methoprene.

Koehle says that 75-150 eggs can be laid in a quarter sized amount of water.

He also says the mosquitoes laid in this pool affect not only the residents in this house. but the surrounding neighbors.

Eric Shrum lives across the street and noticed the mosquito problem.

"They're nasty, they hurt when they bite you and they also carry disease,” Shrum said.

Mosquito repellents containing DEET, picaridin, PMD, and IR3535 work the best, according to Richmond County Mosquito Control.

Koehle mentioned that Old Spice deodorant is one way to stop the itch and Shrum has another technique.

“You just spray Listerine around your feet, where you’re going to be sitting and it keeps the mosquitoes and everything else away. It works and Listerine’s cheap,” Shrum says.

Listerine is not a proven way for people to prevent getting bit.

Eight-year-old, Ava Silva lives down the street and says she has a ton of bites.

"They bite you when you're not looking,” Silva said.

She says she gets her bites when she’s playing in the grass.

"I always look around my arms and legs and I'm so itchy," Silva said.

Koehle says that the number of mosquitoes in the CSRA will increase significantly in the next couple months.

The mosquitoes that carry the potentially deadly West Nile Virus come out during the end of the summer, Koehle said.

Richmond County Mosquito Controls usually sprays at night, but if you're having a problem with mosquitoes you can email Fred Koehle at Richmond County Mosquito Control.

Richmond County Mosquito Control also hosts community education events about mosquitoes. If you're interested email Koehle.

Fred Koehle: augmosq@dhr.state.ga.us

For more information on what diseases can be transmitted by mosquitos click here.

Georgia Mosquito Control Association link.

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