A mosquito tested positive for the West Nile Virus over the weekend in Wenham and spraying is planned for Thursday night.
For the first time this summer, a mosquito in Wenham has tested positive for West Nile Virus. Based on the positive test, the Wenham Board of Health has asked the Northeast Massachusetts Mosquito Control and Wetlands Management District to conduct spraying on Thursday night. The spraying is being done in what Health Agent Greg Bernard calls a “targeted area” between 7:30 p.m. and 2 a.m. “The targeted areas will begin at the intersection of Larch Row and Grapevine Road and continue along Grapevine Road, including Gordon College, to the town line,” Bernard said in announcing the spraying on Wednesday afternoon. “The Iron Rail Property, consisting of the DPW garage and playing fields will also be included in the targeted spray.” The spraying …
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Mosquitoes in Hamilton and Wenham continue to be tested for Eastern Equine Encephalitis and West Nile Virus.
Mosquito testing continues in Hamilton and Wenham after a mosquito last week tested positive for Eastern Equine Encephalitis in Topsfield. The mosquito that tested positive for EEE in Topsfield was found in the corner of the town closest to Ipswich and Boxford, said Jack Card, director of the Northeast Massachusetts Mosquito and Wetlands Management District. Topsfield officials were scheduled to meet on Monday night to consider its options and whether it wants to spray for mosquitoes. Both Boxford and Ipswich were notified, Card said, and Ipswich plans targeted spraying. A mosquito also tested positive for EEE in Reading, according to a report in The Boston Globe. No positive tests have come from mosquitoes in either Hamilton or Wenham, …
