Foothills residents may have noticed they haven't had to reach for the bug spray as often this year.

Danielle Grant, Owner of Prairie Environment Services, says dry weather conditions has contributed to the decrease in mosquitoes as it's meant less breeding sites and a smaller larva population.

Grant says decrease in mosquitoes doesn't leave a significant impact on our ecosystem.

"There's not really any negatives to not having mosquitoes other than maybe birds not having as many mosquitoes to eat or predatory insects having as much to eat but there's other insects still present so I wouldn't see that there's any negatives."

Grant says mosquitoes breed and lay eggs all season long.

"Their life cycle or breeding cycle is about every 10 days. They breed, lay, and from laying eggs to hatching to maturity can be anywhere from 4 to 14 days."

Grant says her company continues to monitor the mosquito population and breeding throughout the season.

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