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Mosquito Treatment Continues in Maple Grove

Selected areas will be treated in the city Friday, Aug. 12 by the Metropolitan Mosquito Control District.

The Metropolitan Mosquito Control District will be treating for mosquitoes in the Maple Grove area Friday, Aug. 12.

A daytime application, done by backpack, is scheduled for Friday around the following areas:

  • Gentilly Road North and Hemlock Lane
  • Orchid Lane North and 82nd Ave North
  • Black Oaks Lane North and 76th Place North           
  • Everest Lane North and Fountain Court North
  • Inland Lane North and 74th Place North                                         

The upcoming treatment is one of several treatments conducted throughout Maple Grove this summer.

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Weather conditions could cause treatments to be posted. The treatments are usually scheduled for parks and other public areas.

The Metropolitan Mosquito Control District (MMCD) provides a variety of services to 2.7 million people living in the Minneapolis and St. Paul area, including Maple Grove, according to the MMCD website.

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MMCD says their services include:

  • Survey for and control mosquitoes that transmit human diseases,
  • Monitor deer tick populations and provide public education regarding Lyme and other tick-borne diseases,
  • Survey for and control nuisance causing mosquitoes, biting gnats, and mosquitoes that transmit dog heartworm,
  • Public education regarding all aspects of District programs, with emphasis on ways to reduce risk of mosquito and tick-borne diseases.


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