mosquitos

Heavy rains combined with rising temperatures will likely lead to increasing numbers of these mosquitoes in the coming weeks.

Serious diseases sometimes spread by infected ticks in Wyoming include tularemia, Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) and Colorado tick fever (CTF).

Mosquitos may be the worst thing about being in the Wyoming outdoors.

The City of Cheyenne recently announced that it has detected the first pools (groups) of mosquitos to test positive for West Nile Virus (WNV) this year within Laramie County The test was confirmed by the Wyoming State Veterinary Lab, with the infected mosquitoes collected from traps near the North Cheyenne Community Park during the week of July 26. P...

The City of Laramie Mosquito Control has planned the aerial application of granular Bacillus thuringensis israelensis (Bti) for Thursday, May 27. A date of Friday, May 28 has been set if conditions do not allow for the application to take place on the original date This application of granular biological larvicide is targeted to control nuisance mosquito larvae in irrigated areas and floodwater, s

Wyoming's first case of the West Nile Virus this year was reported on June 10 in Campbell County.