This week’s copious rainfall was all that was needed to set the stage for the Twin Cities area’s mosquito population to explode, and the Metropolitan Mosquito Control District will spend the holiday weekend trying to beat them back. For the next few days, the agency will send up to six helicopters airborne to drop tiny granular pellets on habitat where a “significant” batch of human-biting insects have already or are ready to hatch, said Alex Carlson, MMCD spokesman. “They are going to start coming out,” he said. “Stock up on the bug spray.” Pilots will fly across all seven counties and more than 90 cities in the metro area, making two passes in attempts to kill off as many of the insects as possible. Tap the link in our bio for the full story by Tim Harlow. 📷️ The Minnesota Star Tribune #mosquito #twincities