The City of Laramie Mosquito Control has scheduled the application of granular larvicide in order to control larval mosquitoes in rural areas around the city.
The application is scheduled for Tuesday, June 15, beginning at daylight. The product is a granular form of Bacillus thuringensis israelensis (Bti) which is designed to penetrate heavy foliage areas in order to reach water sources where larv
Based on surveillance data, the thresholds have been reached to begin fogging operations to control mosquitos. Therefore, residential fogging will begin this evening, June 7th, weather permitting in the west zone.
Surveillance data indicate that the west zone has the greatest adult mosquito numbers and thus will be treated first...
Parks and Recreation Director Todd Feezer said despite the city finding the two samples of West Nile, the risk of West Nile virus infection is still quite low.
West Nile virus is spread by mosquitoes that feed on infected birds, such as the woodpecker found in Laramie July 20, then bite people, animals or other birds.
Full residential fogging may return based on a mosquito control evaluation following completion of fogging and examination of trap data and RAMP testing results.