Canyon discovery may mean significant West Nile summer

Which also means he's worried about being bitten by a mosquito carrying the West Nile virus.

"I'm quite concerned," Huett told KBOI News. "because we're working out here all the time. I've seen what it can do to other people and because of my age, I'm quite concerned about the disease."

And a recent discovery in Roswell means a more intense season for West Nile virus could be in the cards.

Workers with the Canyon County Mosquito Abatement District found a relatively uncommon species of mosquito called the Tule mosquito in a trap.

And not just one or two of them, but hundreds and hundreds.
"And we tested them and sure enough it came back positive for West Nile virus," said Ed Burnett, director of he Canyon County Mosquito Abatement District.

Experts say if the sustained heat has caused the uncommon Tule mosquito to thrive, then populations of the more common carriers of West Nile must surely be booming.

"It's an indicator we could be in for a significant season," said Burnett.
Cooler weather offers a break but it appears the heat may have cooked up more mosquitoes to carry West Nile virus this summer.

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