Mosquitoes

Scientists say longer and hotter summers will drive an uptick in cases of West Nile virus.

A new study finds the number of West Nile cases is likely to rise in Connecticut in the coming years due to climate change.

The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station has identified the eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) virus in mosquitoes at Pachaug State Forest in Voluntown for the first time this season. Because of this, the state Department of Public Health is advising residents in southeastern Connecticut to protect themselves and their children from mosquitoes to reduce the risk of exposure to the virus. The Connecticut...

Three Connecticut residents so far have tested positive for West Nile virus.

With all of our recent rains, state experts say that is leading to a boom in Connecticut’s mosquito population.

A Hartford resident has become the third person in Connecticut to be infected with West Nile virus this season, according to the Department of Public Health. The person is between the ages of 50 and 59 and became ill with encephalitis during the fourth week of August. That person is recovering, according to DPH. The health agency previously announced that…

Two people in Connecticut have contracted West Nile virus. They are the first two cases of West Nile virus in humans in the state this season, according to the Department of Public Health. Both patients are between 70 and 79 years old and became ill in the third week of August with meningitis and meningoencephalitis, DPH said. One is a…

West Nile Virus activity has increase in Connecticut in August, with mosquitoes trapped in 20 towns testing positive for the virus.

Mosquitoes infected with West Nile Virus have now been found in 20 cities and towns across Connecticut. The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment station updated the number of infected mosquitoes trapped and the towns in which they were found on Tuesday. The latest round of testing identified mosquitoes infected with West Nile Virus in Bridgeport, Glastonbury, Greenwich, Meriden, Milford, Waterford, and Wethersfield….

With one of the wettest Julys on record, paired with lots of heat and humidity, it might just be the summer of the mosquito.

It is one of the wettest July’s on record with lots of heat and humidity, and mosquitos are loving it.

The state has found the first mosquito to test positive for West Nile virus this summer in Milford. This is something that happens every year, but experts say this is a little earlier than usual. Every year the Connecticut mosquito surveillance program begins trapping the insects around June 1, and typically mosquitoes infected with the virus aren’t discovered until early…

Connecticut has begun its seasonal mosquito testing program throughout the state.

Connecticut began its seasonal mosquito testing program throughout the state Tuesday. The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station (CAES) traps mosquitoes and monitors them for mosquito-borne diseases, such as eastern equine encephalitis and West Nile virus. “The mosquito monitoring program serves as an effective early warning system to detect and assess the risk of mosquito-borne diseases in Connecticut,” said Dr. Philip Armstrong,…

Many folks have been spending more time outdoors during the pandemic, and fortunately there were fewer bugs around to bite them. Dry conditions across parts of the Northeast led to a dramatic drop in bitty biters like mosquitoes and ticks this summer, officials said. That’s leading to an anticipated reduction in bug-borne diseases. In Maine, the preliminary number of...

Mosquitoes in 14 Connecticut towns have tested positive for West Nile virus, according to the latest Mosquito Trapping Report from the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station. Mosquitoes trapped in Bridgeport, Hartford, New Britain, New Haven, Stamford, Wethersfield, Branford, Darien, Greenwich, Guilford, New Canaan, Newington, Norwalk, and Waterbury have all tested positive for the virus. Doctors say West Nile Virus should be…

A second mosquito trapped in Connecticut this season has tested positive for Eastern Equine Encephalitis. The mosquito was trapped at Hampton Reservoir in Hampton on August 12. The first mosquito in Connecticut to test positive for EEE was captured by Stonington High School earlier this month. Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) can be transmitted to humans through mosquito bites. It is…

A Connecticut resident has tested positive for West Nile Virus, marking the first human case in the state this year. State Dept. of Public Health officials said the person who tested positive for West Nile Virus is between 40 and 49 years old and became ill during the second week of July. Authorities said laboratory tests confirmed the presence of…

A mosquito trapped in Connecticut has tested positive for Eastern Equine Encephalitis for the first time this season.

A mosquito trapped in Connecticut has tested positive for Eastern Equine Encephalitis for the first time this season. The mosquito was trapped at Stonington High School on August 3, according to the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station. Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) can be transmitted to humans through mosquito bites. It is a disease that can cause neurological disease and an infection…