Laramie’s Seasonal Fight Against Mosquitoes Begins

The southeast Wyoming weather forecast may still be predicting snow, but the City of Laramie Mosquito Control Team is getting ready for it's annual battle with the bloodsucking insects.

That's according to a post on the City of Laramie Facebook page. According to the post, team members have already started counting mosquito larvae. Counting the larvae through this month will help the team get an idea of what to expect this summer.

According to the post, "Mosquito count numbers are fluid, and spraying for them may occur sooner or later depending on how the counts come back. However, the first aerial spray is slated for the first week in June."

Mosquitoes in the Laramie area were identified with West Nile Virus in 2025.

While most people infected with the West Nile Virus don't get sick, the federal Centers for Disease Control says "about 1 in 5 people who are infected develop a fever and other symptoms. About 1 out of 150 infected people develop a serious, sometimes fatal, illness."

How To Get More Infomrat

According to a City of Laramie comment on the post "Zenivex is the applicant used by the Mosquito/IPM department for truck-mounted fogging operations. The applicant has been approved for use over agricultural crops, including those intended for human consumption. However, if you would like your property exempt from fogging operations, you may opt out by filing a "no-spray" request with us."

You can learn more about City of Laramie mosquito spraying here.

The Tate Geological Museum Casper Wyoming

The Tate Geological Museum was founded in 1980 through a gift from Marion and Inez Tate. It was originally designated as the Tate Earth Science Center and Mineralogical Museum. Because ‘geological’ encompasses earth science, mineralogy, and paleontology, the name was changed to the Tate Geological Museum in 2001.

Located on the Casper College campus, the museum is a great resource for the community. Many local schools and groups come to the museum to add to their student's learning experience.

Tate houses a collection of over 6000 fossil and mineral specimens.

Gallery Credit: Glenn Woods

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