Spring showers bring May mosquitoes to Saskatchewan – Regina
Late snowfalls and two straight weeks of excessive moisture ranges have created some fairly good nesting grounds for mosquitoes in Saskatchewan.
“There’s water in locations now that hasn’t been moist for about 5 years of dry climate,” stated Ryan Johnston, the supervisor of the pest management division for the Metropolis of Regina.
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The Metropolis of Regina has formally begun its yearly preventative management program in hopes of limiting the mosquitoes we see within the Queen Metropolis.
“It’s a giant job proper now,” stated Johnston. “Mosquitoes lay their eggs in standing water, and we have now had numerous rain the previous few days.”
With a view to kill the mosquito larvae, metropolis crews apply an natural product known as Vectobac on to the our bodies of water.
“These eggs have been dormant for a while,” stated Johnston. “Eggs might be dormant as much as 10, 15 years. Massive rains, huge spring floods will wash into areas and people eggs which have been sitting there are hatching now which have been ready for years probably.”
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Johnston stated at present mosquitoes are usually not an issue, however very shortly they are going to be as even only a cup of water can breed tons of of them.
“We’re not seeing numerous numbers (of mosquitoes) proper now, however within the subsequent week or two, we’re going to discover them.”
In complete, Johnston stated the price range for the pest management division is about $1.6 million per yr. Roughly half of it’s spent on mosquitoes.
With a view to assist stop mosquitoes, the Metropolis of Regina is reminding individuals to take away any standing water from their yards and look ahead to it because the yr goes on.
