Mosquitos

With state-wide reported human West Nile virus numbers on the rise, the Wyoming Health Department is warning people to protect themselves.

West Nile Virus has been detected in mosquitos captured outside Laramie city limits.

Mosquitos, meet your match.

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).

The City of Laramie has documented West Nile virus in a mosquito sample collected last week on the western edge of city limits. The positive sample was isolated in mosquitos collected from surveillances traps monitored by the City of Laramie Mosquito Control...

The City of Laramie has rescheduled the aerial application of Dibrom in the rural areas of the city to Tuesday, June 22, beginning at 8 pm. This application is targeted to control both nuisance and vector mosquitoes. The aerial application will be conducted during the evening hours to coordinate with the peak of mosquito activity...

The City of Laramie Mosquito Control Program is planning on making up the applications over the weekend if conditions allow.

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

While many people who contract West Nile Virus don't develop any symptoms, for others the disease can be serious or even fatal.