Standing water is the enemy of the comfortable back yard. And with more standing water than usual after historic rainfall over the past week and a half, heightened mosquito concerns among Wisconsinites are natural.

But as annoying as mosquitoes are, they can also be dangerous. Some types of mosquitoes carry illnesses like West Nile virus.

To tell us about the realities of how the floods will impact south central Wisconsin’s mosquito population, WORT producer Nina Kravinsky checked in with UW entomologist and mosquito expert, Professor Susan Paskewitz.