Health Department trapping mosquitos to test for West Nile

They’re not an epidemic just yet, but as summer progresses, mosquitos will get pretty nasty.

The Tulsa Health Department is helping by trapping mosquitos and testing them for the West Nile Virus. So far, more than 300 mosquitos have been tested and no cases of West Nile were found.

The traps, which are all around Tulsa County, are also there to help the health department determine when the population reaches a high point. Once the population is up there, the health department will spray for mosquitos.

Tulsa Health Department’s Bernard Dindy says the mosquito population will undoubtedly increase after all of the recent rain in Tulsa.

“A lot of water is puddled up and if it stays that way for seven to ten days, that’s long enough for mosquitos to hatch out.” Dindy said.

THD has 53 traps out right now and they are brought in once a week to keep an eye on the mosquitos.