A push by the city to educate the community about how to reduce the mosquito population will include encouragement to attract Purple Martins with birdhouses.During Tuesday night’s Board of Mayor and Aldermen meeting, McMinnville Public Works director Bill Brock informed the board that spraying will begin.Along with chemicals, officials have decided to include the public in helping with the problem.“This is a multi-approach to dealing with the problem,” said McMinnville Mayor Norman Rone. “We are including education for the public. Part of that will be to encourage people to build Purple Martin houses.”Purple Martins live in colonies.