State public health and animal health officials are urging northern Indiana residents to use caution with mosquitoes after a rare virus was identified in Kosciusko and Lagrange counties.
Read MoreBy Gail Jacobs Master Gardener I hope that the last note on “Flying bombardiers of the stinging sort” was helpful to you and with the stinging insects in mind; it is hard not to think about our summer friend the Mosquito. I just picked up the latest National Geographic … Read More
FORT WAYNE — The West Nile Virus is back in Allen County. Allen County Health Department officials reported they’ve found three positive samples in mosquitoes this Augus
Read MoreNOBLE COUNTY — The Indiana State Department of Health today, Friday, Sept. 4, notified the Noble County Health Department that a sampling of mosquitoes in the Albion area tested positive for the West Nile Virus.
Read MoreDear Editor, This is in response to the Aug. 1 article in ‘the PAPER’ titled “Kosciusko’s aerial applicators stay busy following rains, flooding” concerning the aerial spraying of crops and the increase of it in this area. Not all of us are happy about this. Many people in … Read More
The first mosquitoes carrying West Nile virus have been documented by the Marion County Public Health Department. So far no human cases of the virus have been reported. The sample of mosquitoes that tested positive for the virus came from a surveillance trap located in Washington Township. Traps … Read More
