mosquitos
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Wet weather paves way for mosquitos
There is no crystal ball that can predict what kind of mosquito season we’re going to have. Mosquitoes and their life cycles are moving targets and monitoring their…
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Mosquito spraying begins around April 15
Local mosquito control districts may be making ground and aerial applications of Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis (BTI), Bacillus sphaericus (BS), spinosad and (S)-Methoprene to surface waters where mosquito larvae…
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Mosquito talk set for Thursday in Salisbury
Craig Zondag, the Field Coordinator and Biologist for the Lemon Fair Insect Control District, will give a presentation titled “Mosquitos: The Good and the Bad,” on Thursday, Feb.…
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Health officials say EEE risk high in some areas
A blood-sucking creature that comes at dusk is frightening Vermonters this summer.
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Health officials say EEE risk high in some areas
The Vermont Department of Health strongly recommends limiting evening time outdoors in high-risk areas due to the threat of Eastern equine encephalitis. Vergennes, Whiting and Cornwall are at…
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Mosquito control district board finds new leaders
The Otter Creek Watershed Insect Control District Board of Trustees has filled three leadership roles vacated after a wave of resignations last month.
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Updated: Insect control district board seeks leaders after resignations
The Otter Creek Watershed Insect Control District Board of Trustees is looking to fill three leadership roles after a handful of former leaders recently resigned from their positions.
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Lemon Fair Insect Control District to host open house this Saturday
WEYBRIDGE — The Lemon Fair Insect Control District will host its annual open house this Saturday, July 20, at the Field Lab/Office in Weybridge, which is located directly…
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The buzz on this year’s mosquito crop
Summer and wet weather bring mosquitoes, particularly around Lake Dunmore and in the floodplains of the Otter Creek. This is why, in the late 1970s, Art Doty and…
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Bridport could leave mosquito control district
BRIDPORT — Seven months after one of the buggiest summers on record, Bridport residents are thinking about leaving the insect control district charged with minimizing their local mosquito…
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Mosquitos keep us swatting
Wetter-than-normal conditions this summer created more of the pools of stagnant water that the insects use for breeding, resulting in a substantial rise in the region’s mosquito population.
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EEE found in area mosquitos
Mosquitos carrying West Nile virus and Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) have been found in Vermont from Alburg to Vergennes, according to the Vermont Department of Health.
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Matthew Dickerson: The summer of the mosquito
My wife recently pointed out to me that there are 45 known species of mosquitos in Vermont. This summer I think I have interacted with all of them.
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Jessie Raymond: Wet weather bites. So do the bugs
Now that it’s not raining every hour of every day (a refreshing change), I’ve been getting outside more. And I’m finding this summer’s mosquito population to be over-represented…
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Rains will bring more mosquitos
The heavy rains that hit Addison County this past week are expected to lead to an increase in the region’s mosquito population, according to local insect management officials.
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Mosquito district wants to keep Salisbury
The organization tasked with keeping mosquitoes in check in the Lake Dunmore and Brandon area is undergoing some changes.