A mosquito batch collected last week from a mosquito trap in Harvard tested positive for West Nile virus, the McHenry County Department of Health reported today. According to a news release, the finding Aug. 13 was the first positive mosquito test for the virus collected by the health department in 2019. No human cases have […]
If you listen carefully, you might hear the buzz coming our way. City officials have been warned by Clarke Mosquito Control that floodwater mosquitos should arrive soon amid the wet, warm conditions of spring. Jeff Van Landuyt said Clarke, a St. Charles company that handles mosquito abatement in Woodstock, had already dropped insecticide “pucks” in […]
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