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Metropolitan Mosquito Control District previews 2025 season; expands drone treatment in Dakota County
Summary
Metropolitan Mosquito Control District officials told Dakota County commissioners they expect a busy season for certain species, will expand drone treatments and continue larval‑focused control funded largely by the district levy.
Metropolitan Mosquito Control District (MMCD) officials briefed the Dakota County Board of Commissioners on April 22, 2025, outlining surveillance results, program priorities and planned operational changes for the 2025 mosquito season.
Daniel Huff, MMCD executive director, and Alex Carlson, public affairs manager, told the board the district prioritizes larval control—treating mosquito larvae in standing water—as the most effective, environmentally specific way to reduce disease‑carrying mosquitoes. Huff said MMCD had sampled larva from about 400 Dakota County wetlands by mid‑week and had already treated more than 1,500 acres for larvae.
MMCD described its surveillance program: staff sample wetlands with dippers, set about 200 adult mosquito traps each week across the district, and use volunteer…
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