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19 June 2026 / CBC News
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Feel like mosquitoes are worse in the N.W.T. this year? You're not wrong

Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada

Higher moisture across the Northwest Territories has created more breeding habitat for mosquitoes, and residents around Yellowknife are noticing more bites than usual. An entomologist says the increase is consistent with wetter conditions, though West Nile virus has not yet been reported in the territory.


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