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Mosquitoes in Canyon County tested positive for West Nile Virus last month and now Ada County have tested positive. The infected insects were caught in a trap in an area north of Chinden Boulevard and Ten Mile Road in Meridian. Another trap along the Boise River near Star captured a mosquito that showed a temporary positive for the disease...

Mosquitoes in Canyon County have tested positive for the West Nile virus. Health officials say the warmer weather we have been seeing in the Treasure Valley may lead to an increase in mosquitoes. You can protect yourself by wearing bug spray, draining standing water and avoiding over-irrigating your property...