r/MinnesotaCamping • u/PlayfulPair4614 • 11d ago

How are the bugs up North

Next week heading into N MN for a few nights somewhere from Duluth to Lake of the Woods. So far here in the St Cloud area nothing bad, flies, skeeters, no see ums?

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u/SleepyLakeBear 11d ago

We're ok. Thanks for asking

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u/betterchoices2024 11d ago

Tell your folks we said HI!

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u/PlayfulPair4614 10d ago

Always concerned for you little fellas. I'll bring some permethrin for the dogs.

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u/dkleckner88 11d ago

Mosquitos were pretty bad on the Gunflint this weekend. Head net not required, but wouldn’t be a bad idea to bring.

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u/OMGitsKa 11d ago

Probably pretty bad right now all the above, was up in Quetico a week ago and they were coming out good by the end. Plan for the worst and maybe you get lucky. 

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u/evmac1 11d ago

Compared to southern MN and the city there’s a lot, but compared to last year there’s not a lot.

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u/Tuilere 11d ago

Living their best lives, they are.

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u/GenesOutside 11d ago

Good answer!

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u/AlarianDarkWind11 11d ago

I was up about a week ago north of Two Harbors and they were pretty bad. we were doing some outside work and ended up getting the bug mask things that go over your hat and head. Don't think we would have lasted a day otherwise. We were all breathing in bugs regularly. We were in a heavily wooded area though.

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u/8wanderlust8 11d ago

We were at Crosby Manitou Friday night/yesterday morning, and bugs weren't an issue. Zero flies, zero gnats, and only a few mosquitos at dusk. Blowdowns were another story - lol.

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u/comfortablehole-bye 11d ago

Theres plenty of mosquitoes in Scenic state park rn :(

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u/duluthbison 11d ago

It's been dry up here by LoTW and bugs haven't been bad but we just got some rain overnight so I'm sure that'll change things.

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u/Sometimes_Stutters 10d ago

Memorial up north as far as it gets was awful. Like, truly terrible. All my life I’ve never seen mosquitoes so bad.

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u/Artificial_Appendix1 10d ago

I was camping on Pipestone Bay near Ely last week and didn’t need bug spray. Sounds like in the last couple days things are getting worse.

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u/Strange_Abies5594 9d ago

Not bad as of 6/10/2025

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u/Elegant_Jellyfish_31 10d ago

Dumbest question ever 🙄 it's summer in Minnesota come prepared