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Cass County Vector Control performs ground & aerial sprays after mosquito season peak

The mosquito count in Cass and Clay counties is the highest it has been in 2020

August 26, 2020

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WEST FARGO, N.D. — After the large rainfall on August 14th, the number of mosquitoes in the area has risen significantly. “High water conditions, particularly in the southern end of town that had higher rainfall amounts, but pretty uniformly across Cass County and Clay County, we are seeing numbers that have reached their peak for the 2020 season,” said Cass…

Cass County Vector Control seeing uptick in tick activity

Here's how to protect yourself this tick season

July 13, 2020

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FARGO, N.D. — We may still be social distancing, but it’s that time of year when a certain critter will get too close for comfort; we’re talking ticks and the potential exposure to Lyme disease. Those with Cass County Vector Control say they’ve already seen increased tick activity this season. The good news, Cass County Vector Control Director Ben Prather…

LIVE – Staying Safe During Mosquito Season

June 25, 2020

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FARGO, ND – It looks like Mosquito season is here, and it’s here with a vengeance. Cass County Vector Control Graph showing increase in mosquitoes in traps On Tuesday, traps around the Metro were averaging just over 38 mosquitoes per trap, prompting vector control to start spraying last night. When they checked those traps again last night, they saw that…

Cass County Vector Control Fights Off Pests During Mosquito Season

The number of mosquitoes in the county has increased rapidly over the last week

June 11, 2019

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WEST FARGO, N.D. — Summer has finally arrived. But even the warmest time of year comes with its downsides. “Our mosquito population kind of blossomed very aggressively in the past five or six days,” Cass County Vector Control Director, Ben Prather said. “Pretty much Wednesday of last week is when I think folks in the region started feeling mosquitoes biting and…

Vector Control Says West Nile Virus is “Widespread” Across Cass County

Vector Control had five of thirty samples containing West Nile

July 25, 2018

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WEST FARGO, N.D. — The combination of steady rainfall, hot temperatures, and high humidity have led to an above–average amount of mosquitoes that have West Nile Virus, according to Cass County Vector Control. Crews from Cass County Vector Control sprayed streets in the metro Wednesday night after some mosquitoes in the area were found to have West Nile. “We’ve seen kind…

Protecting Yourself Against the West Nile Virus this Summer

North Dakota Department of Health information shows 62 people had been diagnosed with West Nile Virus last year

June 18, 2018

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FARGO, N.D. — The West Nile Virus has infected a person in Bismarck making them the first human case this year in North Dakota. In Grand Forks, there’s also been a pool of mosquitoes has tested positive for the virus. There have been no mosquitoes found yet with the West Nile Virus in Fargo–Moorhead. But employees at Cass County Vector Control…

West Nile Discovered In Fargo

Cass County Vector Control Director Ben Prather says a small sample tested positive for West Nile.

July 7, 2017

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The West Nile Virus has been identified in Fargo. Cass County Vector Control says the season’s first sign of disease carrying mosquitoes turned up in one of its traps along the Red River Corridor in north Fargo Thursday night. Director Ben Prather says a small sample tested positive for West Nile. That’s not uncommon except Prather says that it’s earlier…

Metro, Grand Cities Mosquito Spraying

West Nile virus has already been found this season in the Grand Forks region

June 29, 2017

TJ Nelson,

REGIONAL — Citywide mosquito spraying is planned for tonight in the F-M metro and the grand cities. Cass County Vector Control is planning an aerial application starting at 8 p.m. Crews will be out spraying in Grand Forks and East Grand Forks between 9 p.m. and 1 a.m. if the weather cooperates. West Nile virus has already been found…