Mosquitoes test positive for West Nile Virus in West Haven

NEW HAVEN — The State of Connecticut Mosquito Management Program announced that mosquitoes trapped in West Haven on June 29 tested positive for West Nile Virus (NWH). These results represent the first WNV positive mosquitoes identified in the state by the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station (CAES) this year. Dr. Philip Armstrong, Medical Entomologist at the CAES, said in a statement “The West Nile virus season has begun. Late-June to mid-July is when we typically fi