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CBS 11 I-Team Puts Mosquito Repelling Products To The Test

Would you stick your arm in a cage filled with 150 hungry Southern House mosquitoes, which are the very that carry the West Nile virus? Thankfully you don’t have to, because researchers did just that to help the CBS 11 I-Team.

CBS 11–17 hours ago

(credit: Kathy Keatley Garvey, UC Davis Dept. of Entomology)

Dallas County Residents Urged To Take West Nile Precautions

As temperatures begin to climb and there are more and more signs of summer, Dallas County officials are reminding residents that the West Nile Virus is active and precautions need to be taken.

CBSDFW.COM–2013/05/17

Company Markets New Weapon In Fight Against Mosquitoes

A North Texas-based company is now offering what it claims is a more effective weapon against mosquitoes.

CBSDFW.COM–2013/05/06

West Nile Virus Trapping & Testing Underway In Fort Worth

Tarrant County Public Health has begun trapping and testing West Nile virus mosquito samples. More than 200 traps, across the county, are being used for the seasonal proactive measures.

CBSDFW.COM–2013/05/01

A lab assistant drops mosquitoes into test tubes to prepare them for West Nile Virus testing. (credit: im Boyle/Getty Images)

Plano Taking Proactive Steps To Monitor For West Nile

The City of Plano on Monday launched an intense effort to track cases of West Nile virus, deploying special tracking traps aimed at giving city leaders an advanced warning system on the threat posed by the mosquito-borne infection.

CBSDFW.COM–2013/04/22

Mosquito Tests Positive For West Nile Virus In Highland Park

Last week, the city of Richardson found mosquitoes tested positive in two areas: North Plano Road and East Campbell Road and Renner Road and Northstar Road. The city conducted ground spraying this week in both areas, and also sprayed storm drains at the Plano and Campbell Road area.

CBS 11–2013/04/19

Dallas Training Dozens To Trap Mosquitoes

The City of Dallas is putting together a new game plan to attack mosquitoes this year after hundreds of people across North Texas contracted West Nile Virus last year.

CBS 11–2013/03/20

Denton Co. Trapping Mosqutioes For West Nile Testing

Health officials in Denton County are gearing up for West Nile Virus season and are taking steps to try and find pockets of infestation. For now, testing is being done in unincorporated areas of the county.

CBSDFW.COM–2013/03/11

Dallas Unveils More Aggressive Mosquito Fighting Plan For 2013

The City of Dallas has a new, more aggressive plan to combat mosquitoes and the West Nile Virus this year, following an unprecedented outbreak in 2012.

CBS 11–2013/02/11

Mosquito-Fighting Plan Allows Access To Private Property With No Warrant

With West Nile season approaching soon, there’s a controversial bill in the state legislature that would give the government more power to kill mosquitoes

CBS 11–2013/02/08