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County weed and mosquito programs require enrollment; whitetop estimated at ~6,000 acres
Summary
Hot Springs County’s Weed & Pest regional supervisor told commissioners that enrollment in special management programs is now mandatory, consent forms are due March 27, 2026, whitetop infestations are conservatively estimated at 6,000 acres countywide, and 22 of 157 mosquito samples tested positive for West Nile virus last year.
Heather Love, Hot Springs County Regional Supervisor for Weed & Pest, updated the board on changes to the county’s Whitetop Special Management and mosquito programs. To align with recent rule updates and state statute the county is requiring mandatory enrollment for landowners wishing to participate; consent forms must be completed by March 27, 2026 and cooperative agreements will be required prior to treatment. The cooperative agreements will define treatment areas, landowner costs, management methods, property access and program policies, and an annual fiscal year‑end report on treatment activities will be provided.
Love reported that whitetop infestations are conservatively estimated at about 6,000 acres countywide and that multiple treatments are usually necessary to control regrowth, particularly after the Red Canyon Fire. She said the mosquito program targets nuisance and West Nile virus species through aerial fogging, larval water treatments, trapping and testing; in the past year Hot Springs County submitted 157 samples to the Wyoming Public Health Lab, 22 of which tested positive for West Nile virus.
