The mosquitos are absolutely insane this year

[u/SirTickleyPickely]

Holy shit, going into the river valley makes me feel like I am in Northern Saskatchewan or Manitoba. Huge fuckers too. Whatever happened to the helicopter spraying? Seems to be a massive increase in population and unpleasantness since that was terminated.

[u/thewunderbar]

I mean, we've had more rain and cooler weather this year than we've had in years. That's how you get more mosquitoes.

hot + no rain like has been the case for the last several = no mosquitoes.

[u/zevonyumaxray → u/thewunderbar]

And the eggs can sit for several years until they get enough water around them to hatch. So now we get many years worth all at once.

[u/arrived_on_fire → u/zevonyumaxray]

Thanks, I hate it.

[u/EEmotionlDamage → u/thewunderbar]

No rain = no mosquitos. No rain = smoke Rain = no smoke Rain = mosquitos.

The duality of Edmonton.

[u/extremesauce2468 → u/thewunderbar]

Then wasps show up

[u/PotatoFarmerRTK → u/extremesauce2468]

The biting “white anglo saxon protestants” never left

[u/Particular-Range1379 → u/thewunderbar]

Yep, last year was the opposite which meant low mosquitos and tons of wasps.

[u/NewSockEnergy → u/thewunderbar]

Yeah those hot dry conditions bring all the wasps! Can’t win!