https://www.wcmu.org/tags/mosquitoes Mosquitoes en-US Copyright Wed, 16 Jul 2025 20:14:10 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-07-16/bay-county-battles-mosquito-surge-following-june-rainfall Heavy rain in late June caused a spike in floodwater mosquitoes across Bay County, with activity peaking in Williams and Monitor townships. Crews worked to reduce mosquito counts, but officials said the season could last into early October. Wed, 16 Jul 2025 20:14:10 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-07-16/bay-county-battles-mosquito-surge-following-june-rainfall Alexandrea Ladiski https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2024-04-10/pesticide-notice-bill-heard-in-committee A bill before a Michigan Senate committee would make it easier for residents to join the state’s Pesticide Notification Registry. Wed, 10 Apr 2024 14:17:50 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2024-04-10/pesticide-notice-bill-heard-in-committee Colin Jackson | MPRN https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2022-08-17/mosquito-population-down-this-summer-but-were-not-out-of-the-woods-yet Mosquitos have seen a five to ten percent drop in population this summer.Michiganders may have noticed a few less itchy bites on their arms, legs and that awful spot in between your fingers. That’s because the weather in recent months has not been very mosquito friendly.This is good news for most people, but not for mosquito experts like Ned Walker. He’s a professor of microbiology and entomology at Michigan State University. Wed, 17 Aug 2022 22:43:33 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2022-08-17/mosquito-population-down-this-summer-but-were-not-out-of-the-woods-yet Josh Hakala https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2021-08-06/kent-county-health-department-traps-mosquito-carrying-rare-jamestown-canyon-virus The Kent County Health Department says it's turned up a mosquito in one of its traps carrying the rare Jamestown Canyon Virus.Over the past decade, the Kent County Health Department has been recording an uptick in mosquito borne viruses. Epidemiologists say increasing temperatures, milder winters and increased rainfall are causing mosquito populations to flourish. Fri, 06 Aug 2021 22:45:02 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2021-08-06/kent-county-health-department-traps-mosquito-carrying-rare-jamestown-canyon-virus Patrick Center https://www.wcmu.org/health-science-and-environment/2021-06-29/michigan-reports-first-mosquito-borne-virus-of-summer State health officials have reported the first mosquito-borne virus of 2021 in Bay, Saginaw and Oakland Counties. The state says the first mosquito-borne… Tue, 29 Jun 2021 16:03:13 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/health-science-and-environment/2021-06-29/michigan-reports-first-mosquito-borne-virus-of-summer Cpedersen https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2020-09-14/michigan-to-spray-for-mosquitoes-in-various-counties The state will conduct aerial spraying for mosquitoes in ten Michigan counties after an outbreak of the Eastern Equine Encephalitis virus that’s killed 22… Mon, 14 Sep 2020 21:36:19 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2020-09-14/michigan-to-spray-for-mosquitoes-in-various-counties Caroline Llanes https://www.wcmu.org/health-science-and-environment/2019-07-01/summer-mosquitos-return If you’ve spent any time outside, you’ve probably noticed the mosquitoes are back and biting. But as Reginald Hardwick reports, they could be a lot… Mon, 01 Jul 2019 21:13:23 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/health-science-and-environment/2019-07-01/summer-mosquitos-return Reginald Hardwick https://www.wcmu.org/health-science-and-environment/2018-08-16/kent-county-officials-concerned-about-west-nile-virus Kent County health officials expect to see some cases of West Nile virus before summer ends.That’s because there are way more mosquitos found with the… Thu, 16 Aug 2018 14:18:41 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/health-science-and-environment/2018-08-16/kent-county-officials-concerned-about-west-nile-virus Bryce Huffman https://www.wcmu.org/health-science-and-environment/2018-06-13/west-nile-virus-identified-in-saginaw-county Health officials in Saginaw County say they have identified a serious virus transmitted from mosquitoes to humans.It’s the first positive identification… Wed, 13 Jun 2018 20:42:36 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/health-science-and-environment/2018-06-13/west-nile-virus-identified-in-saginaw-county