Mosquitoes 2022

MOSQUITO VOLUNTEERS Wanted

Coos Health & Wellness (CHW) wants to look for West Nile Virus (WNV) carrying mosquitoes around our Coos County communities.  Stand still outdoors for 60 seconds and if 20 or more mosquitoes land on you, you’ve found the right time and place to catch mosquitoes.

You can help by setting a trap overnight in the mosquito infested area and then bring us the catch.  CHW provides the trap and easy to follow instructions.  CHW will identify each mosquito by species and any lot that might carry WNV will be sent to Oregon Veterinary Diagnostic Lab for testing.   By summer’s end we hope to know what species of mosquitoes are found in each community and if West Nile Virus is present.

Who Can Volunteer?

• Can you travel to CHW to get traps to set and return the equipment and mosquitoes within a couple days?
• Can you protect yourself from annoying mosquitoes?
• Have you reviewed the mosquito trap instructions?
• Can you carry a mosquito trap (two buckets that are gallon sized) into the bushes to hide where only a mosquito can find it?
• Do you want to learn something new and different about entomology or epidemiology?

Give us a call for an opportunity to trap a mosquito at 541-266-6720.