Williston Mosquitos

It is the unofficial start of the summer season...and that can mean more bugs in the area. Howeve...  More »

It is the unofficial start of the summer season...and that can mean more bugs in the area. However, the Air Force is plans to start spraying mosquitoes in the andamp;lt;a href=andamp;quot;http://www.kxnet.com/t/williston-ndandamp;quot; class=andamp;quot;kxInlineLinkandamp;quot;andamp;gt;Willistonandamp;lt;/aandamp;gt; area on Thursday. The unit will work out of andamp;lt;a href=andamp;quot;http://www.kxnet.com/t/minot-air-force-baseandamp;quot; class=andamp;quot;kxInlineLinkandamp;quot;andamp;gt;Minot Air Force Baseandamp;lt;/aandamp;gt; because the military says the planes can't safely land at the Williston airport. The Williston region has long had mosquito problems because the andamp;lt;a href=andamp;quot;http://www.kxnet.com/t/missouri-riverandamp;quot; class=andamp;quot;kxInlineLinkandamp;quot;andamp;gt;Missouri Riverandamp;lt;/aandamp;gt; often floods low-lying areas in the spring, creating thousands of acres of standing water that are ideal for mosquito breeding.  « Less