When I lived in OH, mosquitoes were only an evening/night thing. I was never bitten during the day, and was rarely inside at all during daylight hours. AL mosquitoes will bite any time of day or night.
In 38 years of gardening, hiking, "wildflower hunting (pics only, I've never disturbed a wild plant,)" all kinds of outdoor activities, I never got bit by an ant in OH, or had them swarm onto my body. I was never afraid to sit on the ground in OH. AL ants of all kinds will bite, and will swarm up your feet and legs to do so. Fire ants leave a worse and longer-lasting welt, but all of the bites hurt & itch. I would never sit on the ground anywhere in AL, and never stand still anywhere without checking the ant situation, unless it's at the beach.
