Mosquitoes, already? Blame cars (opens in new tab)

Maybe you, too, have already swatted away – or worse, been bitten by – mosquitoes despite the early date on the calendar. Usually, mosquitoes are a problem only in DC’s notoriously damp late summer, and especially given the bitter winter that just passed. If you’re in central DC, you might be able to blame cars, or more specifically underground parking garages, for creating year-round mosquito sanctuaries. That’s the finding from “Paved Paradise: Below ground parking structures sustain urban ...