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To the dismay of many Wisconsinites, the holiday weekend was berserk with bug bites.

Families hoping to enjoy Independence Day in the great outdoors found themselves swarmed by mosquitoes, which hatched in humongous numbers around the state just in time for the holiday. Some locals took to social media to indict the irritating insects, with one declaring the mosquito as the new "state bird."

The complaints are continuing even after the weekend.

"We've been getting calls all morning to treat cases. It's crazy," said Christine Decoste, owner of the Mosquito Squad of Waukesha County, which also provides pest control in Milwaukee, Brookfield and the surrounding areas.

Do you have your own mosquito horror stories from the weekend? Share your thoughts on Twitter using the hashtag #WImosquitoes.

Learn more about the reasons the mosquitoes were out in force from our reporter Meg Jones.