Mosquito report Lyell Canyon Donahue Pass?

[Kpeter]

I will be coming from Agnew meadows over Donahue pass and down Lyell Canyon in a week. I can handle mosquitoes, but I may have party members with me who have only modest tolerance for the pesky critters. I need to make a recommendation as to whether they should stay home and wait for a less buggy time.

Has anyone been up Lyell Canyon very recently? Over Donahue? To 1000 Island? The trip reports I've been reading are all two or more weeks old.

[KC]

Not sure how those areas are now mosquito wise, but if they're anything like the May Lake-Glen Aulin-Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne circuit, be prepared for ugliness. Bring plenty of Deet or whatever you prefer to keep them off of you.

[bill-e-g]

It's MID July. You just have to prepare the for worst and expect the best.
That's just the way it is.