South Twin Cities metro besieged by aggressive, biting gnats
Metropolitan Mosquito Control District has received more than 100 calls in recent days.
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Now, they've logged more than 100.
That's right: Gnats are back out in the Twin Cities.
MMCD said it's been getting "lots of calls" about the gnats - actually called "black flies" - recently, with most coming from Burnsville, Savage and Bloomington, Carlson said. They've also received reports of black flies from areas near streams in Minneapolis, Hastings and Maple Grove.
"Our sweeps are finding a lot of activity near Nine Mile Creek, Minnehaha, and Vermillion," he said.
These biting gnat surges are becoming a bit of a spring ritual, with similar reports over the past couple years. That includes the local debut of Simulium tuberosum in 2020 - a more aggressive species of black fly than the ones typically seen in the region.