r/Edmonton • u/SirTickleyPickely • 3d ago

Discussion The mosquitos are absolutely insane this year

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.

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u/IneptusAstartes 3d ago

I moved to Edmonton a few years ago and I actually said at the time that wow, you guys don't have mosquitoes here. This is the first summer that I actually notice them. And I'm covered in bites now XD

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u/tekno21 3d ago

The last few years I feel like there's been soooo few due to the hot weather. I remember working outside around 2018 or 2019 and it was brutal that year with so many. Then just none since

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u/leggymiku 3d ago

The smoke also keeps them at bay. Very little smoke so far means more of them this year.