Anything shiny that mirrors the sky does this; you can watch dragonflies attempting to lay their eggs on cartops, for instance. And I reckon that the combined area of cartops in the world far exceeds that of solar panels. What should be do about the potential life-cycle-short-circuiting attributable to all those cars?
As many (most) solar installations are fixed rather than mobile, anti-insect solutions would likely be straightforwardly applied to them. I imagine that a fine mesh spaced far enough from the panel surface to keep the insect's ovipositing response turned off would do the trick without greatly reducing an array's electrical output.
Intriguing post over at our SmartPlanet sister site about why solar panels might endanger the lifecycles of certain insects. Turns out many aquatic bugs mistake shiny panels for water and are laying their eggs, with adverse consequences for their species. Sure, mosquitoes may annoy you, but they — and their kin — serve a role in the larger foodchain. Worth mulling.
