Mosquito Trapping and Testing Report 08-20-02

 

Week of August 20, 2002

The following numbers of mosquitoes were collected, identified, and then tested at The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station in New Haven. The towns and locations of the sites, date of collection, number of mosquitoes tested, and virus isolations are listed. The total number tested this week: 5,891

EEE=Eastern Equine Encephalitis virus    HJ =Highlands J virus    WNV =West Nile virus

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 Town

Trap Site

Date

No. of Mos-quitoes

Pos. or Neg.

WNV or EEE

Comments

Barkhamsted

Hoyt Hayes Swamp

 

 

 

 

 

Bethany

Bethany Bog

 

 

 

 

 

Bethel

Meckauer Park

8/5

9

Neg.

 

 

Branford

Hosley Road

 

 

 

 

 

Bridgeport

Beardsley Zoo

8/8

26

2 Pos.

2 WNV

Isolate from Culex pipiens

Bridgeport

Barnum Blvd

8/12

17

Pos.

WNV

Isolates from Culex pipiens

Canaan

Robin’s Swamp

7/30

22

Neg.

 

 

Cheshire

Half Moon Road

 

 

 

 

 

Cheshire

Lock 12

8/7

44

Neg.

 

 

Chester

Cockaponset St. Forest

8/7

35

Neg.

 

 

Cornwall

Mohawk Pond

 

 

 

 

 

Cromwell

Cromwell Meadows

 

 

 

 

 

Danbury

Resevior Road

8/5

93

Neg.

 

 

Darien

Brush Island Road

 

 

 

 

 

Darien

Hanson Road

8/1

65

Neg.

 

 

East Haven

Kenneth Street

 

 

 

 

 

Easton

Sport Hill Road

 

 

 

 

 

Fairfield

Catamount Road

 

 

 

 

 

Fairfield

Pine Creek Area

 

 

 

 

 

Farmington

Shade Swamp

 

 

 

 

 

Franklin

Wildlife Refuge

8/7

61

Neg.

 

 

Glastonbury

Tryon Street

 

 

 

 

 

Greenwich

Civic Center

 

 

 

 

 

Greenwich

Lake Avenue

 

 

 

 

 

Greenwich

Mianus River Park

 

 

 

 

 

Groton

Gungywamp Road

 

 

 

 

 

Guilford

Moose Hill Road

 

 

 

 

 

Haddam

Little City Road

 

 

 

 

 

Hamden

Lake Wintergreen

 

 

 

 

 

Hampton

Cedar Swamp, Fiske Rd

8/5

898

Neg.

 

 

Hartford

Keeny Park

8/1

277

Neg.

 

 

Hebron

Mill Stream Road

8/7

3

Neg.

 

 

Killingworth

Chittenden Road

8/7

38

Neg.

 

 

Ledyard

Cedar Swamp

8/1

71

Neg.

 

 

Litchfield/Morris

White Memorial

 

 

 

 

 

Lyme

Cedar Lake

8/5

105

Neg.

 

 

Madison

Cedar Swamp, Rte. 80

 

 

 

 

 

Manchester

Oak Grove Street

8/13

4

Pos.

WNV

Isolate from Culex restuans

Meriden

Falcon Park

8/7

14

Neg.

 

 

Middlefield

Durham Meadows

 

 

 

 

 

Milford

Erna Avenue

8/7

16

Neg.

 

 

Milford

Fresh Meadow Lane

8/7

10

Neg.

 

 

Monroe

Garder Road

8/7

97

Neg.

 

 

New Britain

Village Square Drive

8/5, 8/7

811

Neg.

 

 

New Canaan

Hoyts Swamp

8/1

56

Neg.

 

 

New Canaan

Michigan Road

8/1

18

Neg.

 

 

New Haven

Beaver Pond Park

8/1

353

Neg.

 

 

Newington

Churchill Park

8/1

123

Neg.

 

 

Newtown

Key Rock Road

8/7

187

Neg.

 

 

North Branford

Cedar Pond

 

 

 

 

 

North Haven

Quinnipiac River Park

 

 

 

 

 

North Stonington

Pawcatuck River

 

 

 

 

 

North Stonington

Assekonk Swamp

 

 

 

 

 

North Stonington

Bell Cedar Swamp

 

 

 

 

 

North Stonington

Exit 93

 

 

 

 

 

North Stonington

Wyassup Lake

 

 

 

 

 

Norwalk

Cranbury Park

8/5

19

Neg.

 

 

Norwalk

Rowayton School

8/7

14

Neg.

 

 

Old Lyme

Great Island

8/5

87

Neg.

 

 

Orange

Meeting House Lane

8/7

69

Neg.

 

 

Plainfield

Cedar Swamp

8/5

148

Neg.

 

 

Redding

Lyons Swamp

 

 

 

 

 

Ridgefield

Great Swamp

8/5

18

Neg.

 

 

Shelton

Shelton Avenue

8/5

43

Neg.

 

 

South Windsor

Burgess Road

 

 

 

 

 

Southington

East Rd/Kensington Rd

8/5

22

Neg.

 

 

Stafford

Cedar Swamp

8/1

137

Neg.

 

 

Stamford

Cove Island Park

 

 

 

 

 

Stamford

Sleepy Hollow Park

8/5

27

Pos.

WNV

Isolate from Culex pipiens

Stamford

Intervale Road

8/1
8/5
8/7
8/12

257
327
133
27

Neg.
Pos
Neg.
Pos.

-
WNV
-
WNV

-
Isolate from Culex pipiens
-
Isolate from Culex pipiens

Stonington

Barn Island

 

 

 

 

 

Stonington

Stonington High School

 

 

 

 

 

Stratford

Beacon Point

8/5

34

Neg.

 

 

Stratford

Beaver Dam Road

 

 

 

 

 

Tolland

Bolton Lake

8/5

22

Neg.

 

 

Trumbull

Cranbury Drive

 

 

 

 

 

Voluntown

Mt. Misery

 

 

 

 

 

Wallingford

South Elm Street

8/7

12

Neg.

 

 

Waterbury

Hamilton Park

 

 

 

 

 

Waterford

Wtfd/N.London Line

8/1

181

Neg.

 

 

West Hartford

Spicebush Swamp

8/1

36

Neg.

 

 

West Haven

Thill Street

 

 

 

 

 

Westbrook

Willard Avenue

8/5

234

Neg.

 

 

Weston

Pent Road (Devil’s Den)

8/1

215

Neg.

 

 

Westport

North Avenue

8/7

6

Neg.

 

 

Westport

Sherwood Island

8/7

12

Neg.

 

 

Wethersfield

Goff Road

 

 

 

 

 

Willington

Pinney Hill Road

8/1

28

Neg.

 

 

Wilton

Saunders Drive

8/5

28

Neg.

 

 

Wilton

Spectacle Road

8/1

84

Neg.

 

 

Windham

Bass Road

8/5

109

Neg.

 

 

Woodbridge

Burnt Swamp Road

8/1

109

Neg.

 

 

-

-

 

 

 

-

-

-

Total

 

5,891

7 Pos.

7 WNV

3 isolates from Stamford, Cx. pipiens

3 isolates from Bridgeport, Cx. pipiens

1 isolates from Manchester, Cx .restuans

 

-

Year to Date

 

86,346

 

 

 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

**** test results not available