west nile

Mosquitoes carrying the West Nile Virus have turned up in New Bedford's South End, so officials plan to spray the entire peninsula early Friday morning.

Positive mosquito testing for Eastern Equine Encephalitis near the Oak Grove Cemetery in Fall River is resulting in spraying Thursday Night from 8 to 11.

State health officials say aerial spraying has cut the mosquito population in half in six southeastern Massachusetts communities.

Massachusetts health officials say they have found mammal-biting mosquitoes infected with Eastern equine encephalitis have been found in the communities of Carver and Kingston.  Health officials have raised the EEE threat level to "high'' in Carver and `moderate'' in Kingston.

The Bristol County Mosquito Control Project continues ground spraying in the North End of New Bedford Monday night.

State health officials say that two more mosquito samples from New Bedford have tested positively for West Nile virus. The state also logged another sample of west nile-infected mosquitoes from Fall River. Stephan Burns of the Bristol County Mosquito Control Project tells WBSM news the 2 mosquitos were found in the West End...