Mosquitoes could be numerous this year

Mosquito
The Culex tarsalis mosquito.
Photo courtesy of South Dakota State University

Minnesotans out enjoying the Fourth of July weather may be fighting off mosquitoes. Jim Stark, executive director of the Metropolitan Mosquito Control District, gives an update on the mosquito season so far -- and looks ahead to later in the summer.

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