Warmer winter could mean more mosquitos

BATON ROUGE - This year's warm winter has the phone ringing off the hook at the East Baton Rouge Mosquito Abatement office.Hundreds of people have called in, asking for help doing away with the pesky bugs. On February 24th alone, 100 people called in.Experts say mosquitos are cold-blooded and prefer temperatures above 80 degrees. The bugs typically hibernate for the winter when temperatures drop less than 50 degrees. This winter (Dec. – Feb.) had a record 23 days over 80 degre