The State of Connecticut Mosquito Management Program announced that mosquitoes trapped in Mianus River Park have tested positive for West Nile Virus (WNV). These are the first positive mosquitoes identified by the Connecticut Agriculture Experiment Station (CAES) in Greenwich this year. In addition to Greenwich, WNV positive mosquito pools have been found in Darien, Milford, New Haven, South Windsor, Stamford and Waterford. The mosquitoes trapped (
Culex pipiens,
Culex restuans) are generally bird and mammal biting which breed in standing water often found in artificial containers like discarded tires, birdbaths and catch basins. During 2020, eight (8) Connecticut residents developed WNV-associated illness including two (2) Greenwich residents, the cases were not fatal. So far this year EEE has not been isolated in mosquitoes in Connecticut. The State Mosquito Management Program continues to trap and test mosquitoes at three testing sites in Greenwich as part of their program
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DEEP seeks public s help after invasive mitten crab shows up in Housatonic River
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This Chinese mitten crab, a highly invasive, non-native species, was captured at Chesapeake Beach, Md., in 2007. A juvenile Chinese mitten crab was recently found in Greenwich, the first confirmed report of the creature in Connecticut waters.Smithsonian Environmental Research Center / Contributed photoShow MoreShow Less
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Three Chinese mitten crab specimens are photographed by the water outside of Copps Island Oysters in East Norwalk, Conn. Thursday, June 18, 2020. The invasive species of crab has been spotted recently in the waters of the Housatonic River. The crabs are a major problem because of their burrowing activity that can compromise the integrity of levees and waterfront construction and rapidly increase stream bank erosion.Tyler Sizemore / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less