Dang mosquitoesRain is not a blessing when it comes to the extra bugs

Dang mosquitoes

Rain is not a blessing when it comes to the extra bugs

North-central Montana is seeing the first significant accumulation of moisture it has received in several years and the bugs that come with it.

"Until it dries up, we're going to have mosquitoes around," Hill County sanitarian Clay Vincent said today.

The rain this month has created puddles and moist soil, a breeding ground for mosquitoes and gnats. Once the plant cover grows, out come the bugs.

"We get enough green grass and we get a lot of bugs out," Vincent said.

It shouldn't raise any major health concerns, he added....