(Salt Lake City, UT) — All the warm weather means mosquitoes are out earlier and in greater numbers. Experts tell ABC-4 that hibernating mosquitoes are now coming to life weeks earlier than normal. The concern goes beyond just annoying bites. A bigger mosquito population could help spread diseases faster. It’s […]
(Kaysville, UT) — Mosquitoes are likely to be an even more oppressive danger and a nuisance this summer due to the near-record heat and high water levels from the melting snowpack. Officials with the Davis Mosquito Abatement District are using technology to be ahead of the problem including a drone […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — An extremely wet spring in Utah County is expected to bring a monster summer for mosquitoes. The Daily Herald reports the county health department’s Mosquito Abatement District began spraying for mosquitoes the second week of June. That was after surveillance trapping earlier this month showed mosquito […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — By the time lunchtime rolled around, Quinten Salt only had one vial of mosquito larvae in his pocket. That was a lower number than usual — but not surprising considering recent weather conditions. The wetter- and colder-than-usual spring has made it difficult for local mosquito […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Health officials are reporting a human case of West Nile virus in Box Elder County, one of four cases in Utah this year. The Standard Examiner newspaper reports two more samples have also tested positive for the virus in Box Elder County, bringing the total number of […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Officials say mosquitoes carrying the West Nile virus were found in three Utah counties. KUTV-TV reports mosquitoes with the West Nile virus were reported in Davis, Box Elder and Uintah Counties this week. Officials say the Salt Lake City Mosquito Abatement District has been working all summer […]
