The Massachusetts Department of Public Health announced it was raising the risk level for West Nile virus to moderate in every Massachusetts city and town.
Fairhaven residents should take extra precautions against mosquitoes, after West Nile Virus was detected in mosquitoes collected in a trap in town.
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health has reported that mosquitoes collected in one of its Fairhaven traps tested positive for West Nile Virus on July 6, Fairhaven Health Agent Patricia Fowle confirmed to WBSM News...
Mayor Jon Mitchell's office announced on Wednesday that West Nile Virus was detected in a mosquito sample collected in the Washburn St. area of New Bedford.
New Bedford parks will once again be the subject of targeted ground spraying conducted by the Bristol County Mosquito Control Project.
Spraying for mosquitoes will begin early Thursday morning, from 2am to sunrise, around the City's parks, including Buttonwood, Brooklawn, Fort Taber, Hazelwood, Riverside, Clasky, Ashley Park and the Poor Farm area...
New Bedford's parks will be the target of ground spraying by the Bristol County Mosquito Control Project.
The spraying will take place early Thursday morning, between 2am and sunrise at Buttonwood Park, Brooklawn Park, Fort Tabor, Hazelwood Park, Riverside Park, Clasky Park, Ashley Park and the Poor Farm area, weather permitting...
Mosquitoes with West Nile Virus have been found in New Bedford. The Bristol County Mosquito Control Project plans to spray insecticide during the early morning hours on Tuesday.
Spraying will be done between 2 a.m. and sunrise in the areas of Fort Taber, Brooklawn Park, Buttonwood Park, Hazelwood Park, Riverside Park, and Poor Farm...