Claire Watkins, an environmental technician with the City of Prince George, has her work cut out for her in coming weeks. A cool, damp spring, combined with a large amount of snowmelt has given mosquitoes the perfect opportunity to breed this year, according to Watkins. "If we continue with this cool, moist, damp weather, they're with us for the long haul here this summer." The City runs a mosquito control program in which it hires a contracting company to check pooling water for mosquito larvae. She also recommends mosquito repelling lamps and candles for any time homeowners are outside and swears by not consuming bananas during mosquito season.

Source: CBC News June 10, 2020 21:56 UTC