Mosquito numbers low so far in Regina this summer
Stephanie Taylor | CBC News | Posted: June 29, 2017 11:48 AM | Last Updated: June 29, 2017
Last week, 49 mosquitoes were trapped, compared to 361 counted this time last year
They may have arrived a full week early this year, but the number of mosquitoes in Regina has recently been below average.
Each week, the city publishes mosquito counts from 12 traps spread out across six different areas of the city, as well as two rural traps.
According to a historical comparison, mosquito counts for the past two weeks have been below average. .
From Jun. 19 to 23, the city trapped 49 mosquitoes, compared to 361 this time last year.
Rurally, the city counted 24 mosquitoes —far below the 488 recorded in 2016.
According to Saskatchewan's West Nile Virus weekly surveillance report, as of last Saturday there are a low number of Culex tarsalis mosquitos across the province and zero of the virus detected this year.
Two weeks ago, the city's manager of forestry, pest control and horticulture said the number of mosquitoes were slightly above the historical average, but about 50 per cent of 2016's numbers.