THE BUZZ		Volume 4, 24 (Week 39)
		September 29, 2005

Mosquito Activity (Scale from 0 to 5)

• Trap counts increased this week, but complaint calls remain low. Mosquito activity remains at a (2) for this week. Cooler temperatures in the forecast late this week should suppress mosquito populations.

Surveillance

• 9 CDC style light traps were set this week, a total of 895 mosquitoes were caught, for an average of 100 per trap. Trap counts increased slightly from last week; the bulk of the increase was again from mosquitoes that only feed on birds.
• 7 Gravid traps were set this week, a total of 161 mosquitoes were caught, for an average of 23 per trap. Gravid trap counts decreased this week. To date no mosquitoes have tested positive for West Nile Virus in the City of Portsmouth.

Service Requests

• We received 1 complaint calls about mosquitoes this week.

Control

• Mosquito control crews have been seeking out and treating any standing water from recent rain, many areas are drying up.
• Limited truck fogging is scheduled for this weekend. For more information on fogging activities call the Mosquito Hotline at 393-8666.