Los Angeles is the most mosquito-infested city in America

Beyond Hollywood splendor, Los Angeles now has another crown. It has become the most mosquito-infested city in the United States.

A deadly combination of record heatwaves and El Niño threats has transformed Southern California into a breeding paradise for the winged pests.

Weary residents report a year of agony as clouds of insects terrorize backyards and turn outdoor dining into an agonizing nightmare.

“I’ve been here my whole life and the amount of mosquitoes I’ve seen this summer has been insane,” one TikTok user posted on her profile and the post garnered over 21,000 likes.

She added that she couldn’t even go into her garden because of the leeches. “You can’t even sit in your car with the windows down. They’re infested everywhere,” she said.

Truman Hedding, who lives in El Segundo, said he spends his nights chasing and hitting mosquitoes with an electric racket.

“Our children have been covered in mosquito bites from head to toe…It’s a nightmare. We invest a lot of money to live in a beautiful city like El Segundo. The last thing we want is to be up all night fighting mosquitoes,” Hedding told Fox 11.

Los Angeles County has recorded more than 180 cases of West Nile virus this year, the highest spike in nearly a decade, according to the local public health department.

The Culex mosquito, native to the area, catches West Nile from wild birds before transmitting it to humans. In neighboring Orange County, vector control officials have deployed a staggering 850 traps loaded with West Nile-positive insects, the Guardian reports.

Worse still are the hyper-aggressive invasive species known as “Aedes” mosquitoes, also known as “ankle biters,” because they specifically target human legs and bite multiple times in one go.

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