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• 8/18/2022 West Nile Virus Expanding Throughout Connecticut

  Positive Mosquitoes Found in 17 Towns

• 6/2/2025 State Mosquito Monitoring Program Begins Testing for Mosquito-Borne Viral Diseases

  The mosquito trapping and testing program, coordinated by the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, begins June 2, 2025, and lasts until the end of October.

• 6/24/2025 State Reports Positive Mosquitoes for West Nile Virus in Bridgeport

  The State of Connecticut Mosquito Management Program announced that mosquitoes trapped in Bridgeport on June 11 tested positive for West Nile virus.

• 8/7/2025 State Reports Expansion of West Nile Virus

  The State Mosquito Management Program is warning Connecticut residents about the increasing risk of infection by West Nile virus this season.

• 7/18/2025 Mosquito Season Alert-CT Horse and Livestock Owners Advised to Guard Against Mosquito-Borne Diseases

  The Connecticut Department of Agriculture reminds the state’s horse and livestock community to take preventative measures to protect against mosquito-borne diseases this season.

• 7/2/2021 State Reports Positive Mosquitoes for West Nile Virus in Milford

  The State of Connecticut Mosquito Management Program (MMP) announced that mosquitoes trapped in Milford on June 21 tested positive for West Nile virus (WNV).

• 8/28/2024 DEEP Mosquito Management Program to Spray for Mosquitoes in Mt. Misery Area of Pachaug State Forest

  The CT DEEP Mosquito Management Program will conduct insecticide spraying on the evening of Thursday, August 29, at Pachaug State Forest.

• 8/2/2024 DEEP and DPH Advise Precautions to Avoid Mosquitoes

  Due to recent CAES reports of EEE in mosquitoes in Canterbury and Voluntown, the Connecticut DEEP and DPH advise taking extra precautions to protect against mosquitoes when recreating outdoors.

• 7/18/2024 State Reports Expansion of West Nile Virus

  The State Mosquito Management Program is warning Connecticut residents about the increasing risk of infection by West Nile virus this season.

• 10/12/2023 Second Connecticut Horse Confirmed Positive for Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus

  The Connecticut Department of Agriculture announced today the second equine case of Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) for 2023.