Warmer global average temperatures generally produce more mosquitoes, no matter the species. Studies have shown that warmer air temperatures up to a certain threshold, around 90 degrees Fahrenheit, shorten the amount of time it takes for C. melanura eggs to hatch.
We've got milder winters, we've got warmer summers, and we've got extremes in both precipitation and drought. The impact that this has on mosquito populations is probably quite profound.
A warmer atmosphere holds more moisture, which means that even small rainfall events dump more water today than they would have last century. The more standing water there is in roadside ditches, abandoned car tires, ponds, bogs, and pots, the more breeding sites there are for mosquitoes.
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