The rains that have hit town the past few weeks have resulted in an increase in the local mosquito population.“Right now they are pretty bad because of the rain,” said city parks supervisor Robert Ramirez.“When it’s dry – when there’s no rain – there’s very few mosquitoes, but once the moisture hits like it has been in the last few rains, we get a lot of mosquitoes.”The pesky insects are most prevalent in the summer months, when people are more prone to be outdoors.Female mosquitoes need water in order to lay their eggs. It’s the females that bite, since it ...