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Mosquito abatement reports expanded drone use, fewer West Nile detections; weed program details budget and helicopter spraying
Summary
Bannock County mosquito abatement reported a major increase in fogging and larvicide acreage in 2025, greater drone use, and one West Nile positive pool; the county weed program reported extensive roadside spraying and helicopter treatments for invasive species including Russian knapweed and leafy spurge.
Bannock County mosquito abatement and weed-control staff updated commissioners Oct. 21 on the 2025 season, highlighting expanded drone use for larvicide applications, increased fogging acreage and an ongoing effort to contain invasive plants such as Dyer’s woad.
Dana Evans, mosquito abatement supervisor, told the board the district fogged 81,384 acres in 2025 compared with 41,706 acres in 2024 and that trap-speciation caught 3,558 mosquitoes in 2025 versus 2,849 in 2024. “So it's fogging. We did 81,384 acres of fogging in 2025, 2024.…
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