MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Moorhead residents are taking to social media to share their complaints about the city’s lack of aerial spraying. As the mosquito’s population continues to grow, the people’s patience is wearing thin. “It’s not just a West Nile thing. Some of us just get eaten alive no matter what we do, and it’s hard. It’s hard to…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — This is prime time for West Nile Virus and at least two dozen human cases have been reported in North Dakota. Cass County Vector Control will ground spray rural cities in the county tonight starting at 8. They will do aerial spraying on Tuesday night in Fargo and West Fargo starting around 7:30. Moorhead will do…
FARGO — Cass County Vector Control has scheduled aerial mosquito spraying in the cities of Fargo, Moorhead, and West Fargo. The spraying is scheduled for Thursday, Aug. 7 after 7:30 p.m. Vector control says the community is currently at the highest risk level for the West Nile virus, with confirmed human infections and hospitalizations. They also urge residents to take…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Cass County Vector Control is gearing up to start ground spraying for what they call is an elevated mosquito nuisance. They will have their trucks rolling and spraying insecticides in rural Cass County cities and major subdivisions on Tuesday night starting at around 8:30. It is weather permitting. The insecticides are labeled for use in residential…
CASS COUNTY, N.D. (KVRR) — Mosquitos are out in full force and towns around the region are trying to take care of the problem. Tonight and tomorrow night, Moorhead will do ground spraying for mosquitos. Grand Forks and East Grand Forks is also spraying this evening until around 1 a.m. West Nile Virus has been detected in Grand Forks. The…
CASS COUNTY, N.D. (KVRR) — Cass County Vector Control has scheduled aerial spraying for mosquitoes in Fargo and West Fargo on Wednesday after 8:00 p.m. A pre-application flight will take place in the morning at 6:00 a.m. to survey the spray block. This insecticide is labeled for use in residential areas and is found to be non-toxic to humans and…
WEST FARGO (KFGO) – Cass County Vector Control has scheduled truck-mounted ground spraying for Wednesday night for rural cities and subdivisions. It will begin at 8. It is the first time that ground spraying for nuisance mosquitoes has been done this mosquito season. Vector Control says the product used is safe for people and pets. Residents are urged not to…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The mosquitoes are getting bad so Cass County Vector Control is taking to the sky. They were supposed to start aerial spraying of Fargo and West Fargo at 8:30 Wednesday night, but that has been rescheduled to Thursday. The insecticide used is non-toxic to humans and pets. Dilworth will be ground spraying for mosquitoes on Thursday…
WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — We have finally seen more rainfall hitting the valley, supplying moisture to fields, lawn, and gardens. But, with the increased precipitation that also means more mosquitoes. Last week, the Cass County Vector Control put up forty new traps in the metro area but aren’t seeing any changes in the number of mosquitoes being caught. “We…
FARGO, N.D. (KFGO/KVRR) — Cass County Vector Control Director Ben Prather says the prolonged spring chill has kept the mosquitoes at bay…for now. The question now is when and how many of the pests we’ll be slapping and swatting this summer. Prather says there shouldn’t be any problems for the next two to three weeks, but after that, it’s still…
