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The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station traps, identifies, and tests mosquitoes for encephalitis viruses.
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Learn about the ecology of mosquitoes, including their life cycle and habitats.
Frequently asked questions about how to avoid West Nile virus.
Links to webpages for frequently asked questions about mosquitoes, mosquito control and protection, West Nile virus, and eastern equine encephalitis.
The best way to manage mosquitoes around the home is to eliminate standing water where mosquitoes can lay eggs.
Where environmentally feasible, the Wetland Habitat and Mosquito Management Program uses water management for source reduction and biological control of mosquitoes.
Mosquito Monitoring and Surveillance
Accurate monitoring and sampling of mosquito population levels are essential to providing timely and effective management of mosquito outbreaks.
Risk of West Nile Virus Continues Positive Mosquitoes Detected in 14 Connecticut Towns
EEE Positive Mosquitoes Detected in 2 Towns
State Mosquito Monitoring Program Begins Testing for Mosquito-Borne Viral Diseases
Expanding Program from 92 to 108 Monitoring Sites
How to contact members of the Mosquito Management Program.
Positive Mosquitoes for Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus in Hampton and North Stonington
The State Mosquito Management Program announced today that mosquitoes trapped in Hampton on September 19 and North Stonington on September 26 have tested positive for eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) virus.
The State Mosquito Management Program is advising Connecticut residents to continue to take precautionary measures against mosquito bites to reduce the risk of infection with eastern equine encephalitis (EEE). Despite the cooler temperatures, the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station (CAES) continues to detect EEE virus in mosquitoes in several areas of the State.
DPH Announces First Connecticut Human Case of West Nile Virus Infection in 2020
Residents Are Advised to Protect Themselves and their Children from Mosquito Bites
State Mosquito Monitoring Program Begins Testing for Mosquito-Borne Viral Diseases
"We will trap and test mosquitoes at 91 locations statewide from now until October", said Dr. Philip Armstrong Medical Entomologist at CAES.
State Reports Positive Mosquitoes for West Nile Virus in Newington
First WNV-Positive Mosquito Pools of Season
DPH Advises Residents to Take Extra Precautions to Prevent Contracting Eastern Equine Encephalitis
The Connecticut Department of Public Health today is urging residents to continue personal preventive measures to avoid mosquito bites and reduce the chance of contracting eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) virus.