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Bannock County seeks Idaho Department of Health grant to fund mosquito testing for West Nile
Summary
Public works staff asked commissioners to authorize the chair to apply for an Idaho Department of Health grant to fund mosquito trapping and lab testing for vector speciation and West Nile screening; commissioners approved the request by voice vote.
Bannock County public works staff asked the County Commissioners on April 3 to authorize the chair to apply for an Idaho Department of Health grant to support mosquito trapping, vector speciation and West Nile virus screening.
Buddy Romrell, Public Works assistant director, told commissioners the grant would fund basic field and lab work that helps the county identify which mosquito species are present and test mosquito pools for West Nile. "What this this will be paying for is just, the fuel for setting the traps, the dry ice that we have to use, inside the trap, and then obviously the…
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