Mosquito & Integrated Pest Management (IPM)

Updated 9/6/2023

Mosquito Control

Larval control operations were started in late April with pretreatment options for the upcoming 2023 season. With warmer and wetter weather moving in, larval control will step up to daily operations. Adult control operations have started for the perimeters of town on nights when adult mosquito trap counts and activity show a necessity. During mosquito season fogging will take place Sunday through Thursday, when weather allows, on a rotation between our three zones, North, South/APO, and West. If activity is only on the edges of town the rotation will function as normal but the operations will be scaled to the perimeter zones. For more information on the zones please check out our map on the Hotline tab

Use the following link to learn how to protect yourself from mosquito bites https://www.cdc.gov/ncezid/dvbd/media/stopmosquitoes.html.

In 2023, mosquito control tested two hundred sixty-two (262) Culex tarsalis  pools with twenty-five (25) mosquito pool testing positive for West Nile virus using the RAMP platform.

  • 2022- 41 mosquito pools were tested with 1 sample positive
  • 2021- 117 mosquito pools were tested with 4 samples positive
  • 2020- 50 mosquito pools and 3 crows were tested with no positive samples
  • 2019- 99 mosquito pools were tested with 4 samples positive 

Schedules regarding Mosquito Control and Parks and Cemetery chemical applications for control of weeds and insect pests are available daily on the Mosquito Control and Integrated Pest Management Hotline at 721-5056. The schedule is available at approximately 4:00 PM daily. Spraying information is also available on the City’s website. For further information contact Hunter Deerman, Mosquito Supervisor at 721-5274 or Scott Hunter, Parks Manager at 721-5257.

Integrated Pest Management

Hotline information regarding chemical applications on City owned properties will be updated daily at 4pm. Call 721-5056 or click on the Mosquito and Chemical Application hotline tab on the City of Laramie home page.

Additional Information

Learn about our No Spray Program for residents who do not want the City to perform chemical spray applications on their property.


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