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Saskatoon needed the rain, but there’s a chance it could lead to a summertime nuisance.
Mosquitoes haven’t been an issue so far this year, but the City of Saskatoon has been rushing to stop an outbreak.
City of Saskatoon entomologist Jeff Boone joined David Kirton on Saskatchewan Afternoon on Wednesday to discuss what the recent rainfall means for the mosquito population.
“When the mosquitoes are quiet, it’s the tree pests (that are worse), and when it’s wetter, the trees are in better shape, but the mosquitoes are worse,” Boone said. “That seems to be our world.”
Boone said the city has reallocated staff to work on stopping larvae growth in the city.
He said crews are dealing with one nuisance mosquito that responds quickly to sudden rainfall, to ensure its numbers are kept down.
“We’ve had lots of rain, we are going to see a build up in mosquito numbers for sure,” Boone said. “It’s probably not going to compare to the wetter years that we had from 2008 to ’14.”
Boone said usually, there’s a 10- to 14-day window where the mosquitoes could get bad.
In terms of what residents can do to help out, Boone said to clean out eavestroughs, cover rain barrels, and empty children’s toys, bird baths and any other stagnant pools of water.