Central Mass. Mosquito Control Project

SEASON SUMMARY

 

 

Cumulative Surveillance Summary

Target Species

Ae. vex

Cq. per

Cs. mel

Oc. can

Culex

All Species

No. Pools

136

269

355

180

888

3786

Total Specimens

836

10578

2114

852

13980

37274

No. Pools WNV +

0

0

0

0

3*

3*

No. Pools EEE +

0

0

3*

0

0

3*

 

*Pool of WNV+ Culex Species collected in Westborough on 8/4/09

*Pool of WNV+ Culex Species collected in Westford on 8/6/09

*Pool of WNV+ Culex Species collected in Shrewsbury on 9/2/09

*Pool of EEE+ Culiseta melanura collected in Webster on 9/22/09

*Pool of EEE+ Culiseta melanura collected in Leominster on 9/22/09

*Pool of EEE+ Culiseta melanura collected in Webster on 10/9/09

 

Weather Summary (Northborough, MA):       This mosquito season was extremely wet.  Statewide monthly rainfall averages were as follows: May-4.04” (CMMCP/Northborough 2.71”); June-5.84” (CMMCP/Northborough 4.2”); July-7.80” (CMMCP/Northborough 12.1”); August-4.15” (CMMCP/Northborough 3.75”); September-2.21” (CMMCP/Northborough 2.41”).

 

 

 

CMMCP 2009 Mosquito Summary-

     Target Species                          Δ From Last             Predominant Trap Sites

                                                       Year’s Final Totals

Aedes vexans

-69.86%

Westborough, Dracut

Coquillettidia perturbans

-32.32%

Leominster, Tewksbury, Westborough

Culiseta melanura

+31.06%

Holliston, Boxborough

Ochlerotatus canadensis

-46.82%

Westborough, Hopkinton, Westford

Culex Species

+13.95%

Auburn, Northborough, Leominster

All Species

-7.240%

Leominster, Westford, Westborough

 

The predominant mosquito species for the 2009 surveillance season was Culex Species (~37.51% of total specimens collected) followed by Coquillettidia perturbans (~28.38% of total specimens collected).

Submitted by Frank Cornine, CMMCP Field Biologist

2009 Historical surveillance data

Massachusetts Monthly Rainfall Graph – 2009 vs. 29 year average

CMMCP Weekly Rainfall Graph – 2009 vs. 4 year average (CMMCP/Northborough)

2009 District Graphs

CMMCP trap locations - 2009

2009 Mosquito Collections – Submitted to MDPH

Service request history – 2009 vs. 6 year average

What is an “Epi Week”?

Click here for the 2009 Epi Week calendar courtesy of CMMCP.

PRIOR REPORTS:

2008 Surveillance data

2007 Surveillance data

2006 Surveillance data

CMMCP District information – the 38 cities and towns in the CMMCP service area are broken down into 5 Districts. Each District has a Crew Leader and Field Technician assigned full time. A general description of these Districts would be: District 1 (yellow), Northeast; District 2 (blue), Northwest; District 3 (green), Central; District 4 (red), Southeast and District 5 (gray), Southwest.