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Originally posted by KCat
Winnipeg has got to be the worst city I've ever been in for mosquitos. If they didn't fog, summers would be unbearable.
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Exactly.
Built at the joining of two major rivers, much of Winnipeg used to be a swamp, basically. Mosquitos love swamps. However, last year was a very dry hot spring & summer and our mosquito problem was negligeable..... but this year has been different. Lots of rain in early spring has brought them out in full force.
The fogging has now remedied that. :D
There are quite a few residents here that are against the fogging though. Contrary to what Environment Canada and Health Canada says, these people feel that spraying malathion is harmful to our health and the environment. Someone even got arrested the other night for blocking the fogging trucks from leaving the compound. It's a hot issue.