mosquitos

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.

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 discovery of a Triple E infected mosquito caught in a trap at the New Bedford Business Park has prompted state health officials to raise the Triple E threat level to "high" in New Bedford.  The results will prompt another round of ground spraying in the city's North End.  The Bristol County Mosquito Control Program and Mayor Jon Mitchell have worked out the schedule.

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...