This Last Texas Cold Snap Won’t Kill The Mosquitos

I don't know how things enter the collective knowledge pool. The things we are told by people we trust get emblazoned on our brains when we are very young.

I guess everyone really thought you could only get married 5 times in Texas. Turns out you can get married as many times as you want.

Read More: The Truth About How Many Times You Can Marry In Texas

Those same people must have told us that extremely cold weather knocks out bug populations in Texas. I always thought it was the gospel, but according to mosquitonix.com it's not completely true.

Bugs Might Die But They Already Made Summer's Batch

Living in Texas means cohabitating with all types of bugs against your will. Mosquitos carry diseases and the females deliver nasty bites to get the blood they need to reproduce.

They, like us, really thrive at about 80 degrees. Mosquitos will start to slow down when the thermometer hits 60 degrees.

When the temperatures dip into the 50s they go dormant. Male mosquitos only live for a week, so surviving the winter is up to the females and their eggs.

Freezing Temperatures Can Kill Adult Mosquitos

Female mosquitos can hibernate like bears in freezing temperatures for up to 6 months or die off. They can also lay up to 300 eggs each in standing water. When the weather warms up and spring rains start, they will hatch.

Keep Reading: 11 Bugs Found In Texas That You Can Eat 

The bugs we see consistently here in Texas have survived every freeze we have ever had for generations. You can't even predict how bad they will be by how cold it gets during the winter.