Summer cottage owner about the mosquito plague at lower Dalälven: "Been a disaster"

2023-08-29T16:38:44.153Z

Highlights: In May, two closely following control efforts against flood mosquitoes were carried out on the lower Dalälven River. In May, an unusually large area of around 10,000 hectares was combated in seven municipalities; Sala, Avesta, Heby, Gävle, Sandviken, Älvkarleby and Tierp. Despite this, several residents and summer cottage owners in the area describe this year's summer as a real mosquito plague. "It's not fun when you can hardly be outside," says Stefan Pettersson, owner of a summer cottage.

In May, two closely following control efforts against flood mosquitoes were carried out on the lower Dalälven River. The fight was among the largest in the last twenty years. Despite this, several residents and summer cottage owners in the area describe this year's summer as a real mosquito plague. "It's not fun when you can hardly be outside," says Stefan Pettersson, owner of a summer cottage.