For the first time ever, mosquitoes have been found in Iceland. The island nation in the North Atlantic was one of the few places on Earth without the insect.

But could climate change be behind the sighting, and could warming conditions have an impact in Connecticut?

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Unfortunately, mosquitoes are nothing new in Connecticut. But as Connecticut warms, there could be changes to the mosquito population that currently exists.

We talked with Dr. Philip Armstrong, the chief scientist at the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station.

“Typically the mosquitoes start emerging as adults in May…usually hitting the peak in early July…and they’ll extend all the way into October," Armstrong said.

That’s the lifecycle of a Con

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