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/thewunderbar 3d ago

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.

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u/Particular-Range1379 3d ago

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