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METROPOLITAN MOSQUITO CONTROL DISTRICT <br />Metro Counties Government Center <br />2099 University Avenue West <br />Saint Paul, MN 55104-3431 <br />Bryan Bear <br />Hugo City Administrator <br />14669 Fitzgerald Avenue North <br />Hugo, MN 55038 <br />Dear Mr. Bear: <br />Website: www.mmcd.org <br />Phone: 651-645-9149 <br />FAX: 651-645-3246 <br />TTY use Minnesota Relay Service <br />November 7, 2014 <br />Enclosed is a summary of work done by the Metropolitan Mosquito Control District (MMCD) in the <br />city of Hugo during the 2014 mosquito control season. <br />2014 was another interesting year when it came to mosquito production. Precipitation was above <br />average with frequent rain from April through early July. Large parts of the District received 11-12 <br />inches of rain in June. Precipitation decreased to more typical levels by mid July. In contrast to <br />previous seasons when drought conditions prevailed, rainfall throughout the rest of the 2014 <br />season fell at historically normal levels. This resulted in high levels of mosquito production. We <br />treated the majority of our overall 314,600 acres between late April and early September. <br />In 2014 the Minnesota Department of Health reported 14 human West Nile virus (WNV) illnesses; <br />six of those cases were reported in people who lived within our District. In addition, two La Crosse <br />encephalitis cases were reported in residents of the state; investigations into where these cases <br />were exposed is ongoing, however, MMCD employees continued to monitor and control <br />populations of mosquitoes capable of transmitting disease right up until we received our first frost <br />this fall. <br />MMCD employees also controlled immature black flies in small steams and large rivers throughout <br />the metropolitan area. These treatments have resulted in significantly fewer adult black flies when <br />compared to a time before we conducted treatments. MMCD staff also continued to monitor the <br />distribution of ticks capable of transmitting disease, and worked with the Minnesota Department of <br />Health to provide information designed to reduce the risk of tick transmitted diseases. <br />If you have any questions, or would like to meet to discuss our agency's activities within Hugo, <br />please contact me. <br />Sinc I <br />A. Manweiler. Executive Director <br />Phone: (651) 643-8365 <br />Email: mmcd_sam@mmcd.org <br />