Flying insect in home - Ask Extension
Hello,
We've seen these flying insects in our home off and on for about a month or so. The most at one time was 5 of them in a half bath. Usually i...
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Flying insect in home #853137
Asked October 14, 2023, 8:08 PM EDT
Hello,
We've seen these flying insects in our home off and on for about a month or so. The most at one time was 5 of them in a half bath. Usually it is just an odd one here and there.
One buzzed by me and sounded like a mosquito. These are quite a bit larger than the normal mosquitoes we see in the yard. Best guess, close to ½".
They've been seen in bathrooms, kitchen, living room, bedrooms. No known standing water source. No indoor pots with water trays, etc.
Any idea what they are and whether or not they could be breeding indoors or just sneaking in from somewhere.
Pics are from a kitchen faucet.
Thanks!
Macomb County Michigan
Expert Response
Hi Jean- Sorry this took me so long. I am going to wrangle this one to David.
This is in fact in a mosquito. Over 60 mosquito species occur in Michigan, and they can look slightly different from each other. They shouldn't reproduce indoors, and it is probably an odd coincidence that they are finding their way indoors. Perhaps, a mosquito laid eggs on or near a windowsill or attic vent, and these are the offspring?