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Warm Weather Means Mosquitoes Are Out Early

Warm Weather Means Mosquitoes Are Out Early

(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 […]

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Mosquito Season Is Impacted by Record Heat, High Water Levels

Mosquito Season Is Impacted by Record Heat, High Water Levels

(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 […]

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1st human case of West Nile virus in Salt Lake County found

1st human case of West Nile virus in Salt Lake County found

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Health officials say the first human case of West Nile virus in Salt Lake County this year has been found. The county Health Department says the person infected is an adult who remains hospitalized. The agency says the infected person has the neuroinvasive West Nile […]

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Mosquitoes with West Nile virus found in central Utah

Mosquitoes with West Nile virus found in central Utah

AURORA, Utah (AP) — Mosquitoes carrying West Nile virus have been spotted near the central Utah city of Aurora. The Central Utah Public Health Department says officials detected the virus earlier this week. They received test results confirming the virus on Friday. Aurora is the second city in Utah to […]

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Mosquitoes with West Nile virus found in Moab

Mosquitoes with West Nile virus found in Moab

MOAB, Utah (AP) — Mosquitoes carrying West Nile virus have been spotted in the eastern Utah city of Moab. The Deseret News reports officials detected the virus on July 2 in the Scott M. Matheson Wetlands Preserve. City officials received test results confirming the virus on Thursday. Moab is the first city […]

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Wet spring means a bad summer for mosquitoes in Utah County

Wet spring means a bad summer for mosquitoes in Utah County

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 […]

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