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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

The pesticide will be applied at the "ultra-low volume rate" of half an ounce per acre, according to the City of Laramie.

Keith Wardlaw, Mosquito Control Crew Supervisor, says recent mosquito trapping has turned up a few vectors of West Nile -- three mosquitos, to be exact, out of the 20,000-30,000 trapped.