12°c Light rain showers
7°c Cloudy with showers
Winnipeg Free Press - ONLINE EDITION
Low trap numbers mean no fogging for mosquitoes
A mosquito.
Related Items
There's no mosquito fogging in store for Winnipeg any time soon, as trap counts remain low across the city.
Winnipeg's insect control branch has been successful in its efforts to apply larvicides to bodies of standing water in and around the city, said Taz Stuart, the city's entomologist.
He also thanked residents for eliminating standing water on their own properties and encouraged them to continue to do so in an effort to prevent mosquito larvae from developing into adults.
Earlier this year, following major spring rains, Stuart said there was a potential for a "major emergence" of mosquitoes this summer.
But the combination of larviciding efforts and heat - adult mosquitoes tend to hide from direct sun - has reduced that potential, Stuart said.
The city has also started applying permethrin, a pesticide, to foliage in parks and wooded areas, he said.
"There's only an expectation of a small emergence over the next seven to 14 days," Stuart said.
Areas outside of Winnipeg, where there are no larviciding programs, have more mosquitoes, he said.
The average trap count in Winnipeg right now is eight. Trap counts need to exceed 25 for two consecutive nights - and one quadrant of the city has to exceed 100 - before nuisance fogging for mosquitoes can commence.
Right now, the mosquitoes emerging in Winnipeg are both nuisance species and the variety that can carry disease, but the latter is emerging in small numbers and there is no threat of West Nile virus as of yet.
More Latest News
- Back to Top
- Return to Latest News
More Latest News
(1 of 29 articles for today)
NDP calls on RCMP to investigate $90,000 cheque from Harper's former top aide
2:51 PM 0View Related
Poll
Most Popular Latest News
- 87-year-old woman tells jurors, 'Somebody had to stand up to' Donald Trump
- Prominent Canadians back petition to rename Victoria Day to honour aboriginals
- Brady Bunch kids to mark 40th anniversary popular episode shot at Kings Island
- Swarm of tornadoes slam central US; 2 dead in Oklahoma mobile home park ravaged by twister
- The end of the credit card?
- Jason Bateman confident there's lots more 'Arrested Development' to come
- Fire damages St. Vital home
- Take me off your guest list, Harper
- Head-on collision kills pickup driver
- Harper to be on hot seat at Tuesday caucus after chief of staff quits
- Seattle man dribbling soccer ball to Brazil killed by car on Oregon Coast
- Aboriginal leader Elijah Harper dies
- News of city's $17-million winner leaks out on FB
- Woman killed in head-on crash in southwestern Manitoba
- Horrific crash kills minivan driver near Brandon
- Charleswood deaths being investigated as domestic incident
- Crushing blow for amateur sport
- US woman credits 'mother's instincts' in chase of 4-year-old daughter's abductor
- Flood victim gets six years for shotgun threat, attack
- Province removing red tape in alcohol sales
- Seattle man dribbling soccer ball to Brazil killed by car on Oregon Coast
- Driver crashes into tree near golf course
- Arrests made after raids on local head shops
- Aboriginal leader Elijah Harper dies
- News of city's $17-million winner leaks out on FB
- Passengers from diverted flight to leave Winnipeg Thursday night
- No threat from bag found at Winnipeg Square
- Susan Griffiths dies in Switzerland
- Woman killed in head-on crash in southwestern Manitoba
- Horrific crash kills minivan driver near Brandon
- Prominent Canadians back petition to rename Victoria Day to honour aboriginals
- Media multi-taskers are 'deluded'
- Uganda: Blessed are the children
- The end of the credit card?
- Take me off your guest list, Harper
- Phone cracked? Cool
- Twins drop fifth straight, fall 4 games under .500 with 5-1 loss to Red Sox
- Thousands of military sex abuse victims seek disability, health care after leaving service
- Measles outbreaks flourish in UK years after discredited research tied measles shot to autism
- Actavis buying Warner Chilcott in all-stock transaction valued at about $8.5 billion
- Aboriginal leader Elijah Harper dies
- An uncommon phenomenon
- Marsh Madness: Photographers Fred Greenslade and Joe Bryksa capture spring migration's grandeur at Delta Marsh
- U.S. bill would give Canadian snowbirds more time to spend in the sun
- Prominent Canadians back petition to rename Victoria Day to honour aboriginals
- Microsoft update to address Windows 8 complaints, confusion will be free; to be called 8.1
- Horrific crash kills minivan driver near Brandon
- Uganda: Blessed are the children
- New website profiles neighbourhoods of Winnipeg
- Province removing red tape in alcohol sales
- Aboriginal leader Elijah Harper dies
- Dogs can experience separation anxiety and depression just like humans
- Paul McCartney to play Winnipeg Aug. 12
- Ontario steps in to help save ELA
- Saskatchewan professor wants to test the health benefits of nose-picking
- 'Revenge of the redheads': Ginger-haired Montrealers gather in celebration
- An uncommon phenomenon
- Passengers from diverted flight to leave Winnipeg Thursday night
- Hundreds pitch in to dig out houses damaged, destroyed by Ochre Beach ice floe
- Retail sales in province see 2 per cent increase in February
Ads by Google
You can comment on most stories on winnipegfreepress.com. You can also agree or disagree with other comments. All you need to do is register and/or login and you can join the conversation and give your feedback.
Have Your Say
New to commenting? Check out our Frequently Asked Questions.
The Winnipeg Free Press does not necessarily endorse any of the views posted. By submitting your comment, you agree to our Terms and Conditions. These terms were revised effective April 16, 2010.