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How bad will mosquitos get in Ottawa this year?

A captured Aedes aegypti mosquito is shown at the Florida Mosquito Control District Office, Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2016, in Marathon, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee) A captured Aedes aegypti mosquito is shown at the Florida Mosquito Control District Office, Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2016, in Marathon, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
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Ottawa-Gatineau has had a nasty spring for bug bites and the year could get worse.

David Beresford, an associate professor at Trent University's department of biology, tells Newstalk 580 CFRA's Ottawa at Work with Patricia Boal conditions are ripe for mosquitos to have a summer feast.

 

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