2017 Season Summary
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