Mosquito Surveillance
Mosquito surveillance is how we monitor mosquito populations in Albuquerque.
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The City monitors mosquito populations (conducts mosquito surveillance) from May-October at 21 sites near and along the Rio Grande corridor. In addition to routine mosquito surveillance, we do additional trapping citywide. We use three different types of traps: CDC light traps, gravid traps, and BG-sentinel traps. CDC-light traps use CO2 (dry ice) and light to attract mosquitoes. Gravid traps attract female mosquitoes that are ready to lay their eggs by a water source, and BG-sentinel traps use CO2 and a scent bait.
Mosquitoes in the genus Culex can transmit West Nile Virus to humans. We test some of the Culex mosquitoes we collect for West Nile Virus and St. Louis Encephalitis Virus in collaboration with the University of New Mexico. When mosquitoes test positive for West Nile Virus, we respond by increasing our mosquito control activities in that area.
Historic results - Hyperlinking 2023-2025 with standard language for information beyond these to submit a request through the City Clerk.