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…
CASS COUNTY, N.D. and DILWORTH, MN (KVRR) – Both the city of Dilworth and Cass County put out releases on Friday, July 11, warning residents of impending mosquito spraying operations. Cass County will begin spraying in Fargo and West Fargo on Sunday, July 13, after 8:00 P.M. They will then move to more rural cities and subdivisions on the evening…
WAHPETON, N.D. (KVRR) — Wahpeton is planning to tackle mosquitoes. The city announced they will be ground spraying Tuesday night starting at 9 pm until midnight. If the weather doesn’t cooperate, they will try for Wednesday night. The spray does not harm people, pets or gardens. But they suggest you avoid walking or biking in the area they are spraying….
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…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — West Nile Virus has been found in Wahpeton. The city posting on social media that a pool of mosquitoes tested positive for the virus on Monday. They are encouraging people to take extra precautions against getting bitten by mosquitoes. The virus was first found this season in Grand Forks. That city and East Grand Forks will…
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…
MOORHEAD, Minn. — Moorhead’s City Council has decided to put the company that does aerial spraying for mosquitoes on retainer. The fee to secure Airborne Custom Spraying of Halstad, Minnesota is $12,000. That money would count toward the spraying cost which runs around $28,000 per application if the city council decided to go ahead and spray later in the summer….
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — In Fargo, Cass County Vector Control has already begun preparing for the arrival of mosquito with a few precautionary measures. Employees went out larviciding to help keep mosquito broods under control for the summer. During the process, larvae kits are used to test out waterways throughout the metro to help pinpoint which areas may be in…
FARGO, N.D. — Calling it “horrible”, city and county officials say they are trying to make sure a massive monarch butterfly kill off doesn’t happen again. Thousands died during aerial spraying for mosquitoes last month after a heavy rainfall in the metro and concerns about West Nile virus. Mosquito control experts outside of Cass County are also questioning the kill…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. – The City of Grand Forks announces a group of mosquitoes in Grand Forks test have West Nile Virus. The mosquito most common for transmitting the virus is most active just before sundown to the early morning hours. The cities of Grand Forks and East Grand Forks are urging people to take extra precautions to avoid being…
