2017 Season Summary

Central Mass. Mosquito Control Project

Cumulative Surveillance Summary

Target Species

Ae. vex

Cq. per

Cs. mel

Oc. can

Culex

All Species

No. Pools

140

438

87

217

1150

4099

Total Specimens

572

17792

266

3476

18323

49656

No. Pools WNV +

0

0

0

0

20

20

No. Pools EEE +

0

0

0

0

0

0

Pool of WNV+ Culex species collected in Milford on 7/27/17
Pool of WNV+ Culex species collected in Ashland on 7/27/17
Pool of WNV+ Culex species collected in Chelmsford on 8/1/17
Pool of WNV+ Culex species collected in Millbury on 8/4/17
Pool of WNV+ Culex species collected in Webster on 8/8/17
Pool of WNV+ Culex species collected in Sturbridge on 8/8/17
Pool of WNV+ Culex species collected in Millbury on 8/11/17
Pool of WNV+ Culex species collected in Billerica on 8/15/17
Pool of WNV+ Culex species collected in Milford on 8/17/17
Pool of WNV+ Culex species collected in Fitchburg on 8/22/17
Pool of WNV+ Culex species collected in Leominster on 8/22/17
Pool of WNV+ Culex species collected in Dracut on 8/25/17
Pool of WNV+ Culex species collected in Acton on 8/31/17
Pool of WNV+ Culex species collected in Natick on 8/31/17
Pool of WNV+ Culex species collected in Billerica on 9/6/17
Pool of WNV+ Culex species collected in Chelmsford on 9/6/17
Pool of WNV+ Culex species collected in Stow on 9/13/17
Pool of WNV+ Culex species collected in Lancaster on 9/14/17
Pool of WNV+ Culex species collected in Ayer on 9/15/17
Pool of WNV+ Culex species collected in Devens on 9/15/17

Weather Summary (Northborough, MA)

Statewide monthly rainfall averages were as follows: May-5.76” (CMMCP/Northborough 4.68”); June-4.46” (CMMCP/Northborough 0.54”); July-3.48” (CMMCP/Northborough 2.04”); August-2.89” (CMMCP/Northborough 1.15”); September-3.38” (CMMCP/Northborough 2.06”).

CMMCP Mosquito Summary

Target Species 

Δ From Last

Year’s Final Totals

Predominant Trap Site(s)

Aedes vexans

-55.10%

Westford, Lunenburg

Coquillettidia perturbans

-64.42%

Tewksbury, Sturbridge

Culiseta melanura

-58.51%

Holliston, Stow

Ochlerotatus canadensis

-33.38%

Lowell, Chelmsford

Culex Species

+40.21%

Chelmsford, Westford

All Species

-37.02%

Tewksbury, Westford, Sturbridge

The predominant mosquito for the 2017 surveillance season was Culex Species (~37.02% of total specimens collected) followed by Coquillettidia perturbans (~36.14% of the total specimens collected).

Submitted by Frank Cornine, CMMCP Staff Biologist