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Williams County announces Tourism Grant Program

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 20, 2022 For more information, contact: Lindsey Harriman Williams County Communications Department Phone: 701-577-4557 (office) lindseyh@co.williams.nd.us Williams County announces Tourism Grant Program Williston, N.D., (July 20, 2022) – Williams County is excited to announce the rollout of a new Tourism Grant Program. The Williams County Board of County Commissioners had...

USAFR returns to Williston for Adulticide Mission - August 2022

The Williston Vector Control District has been notified by the Youngstown Air Reserve Station, 910th Airlift Wing, that they will, in fact, be coming to Williston in August. Logistical hurdles have been surmounted and they are tentatively scheduled, weather and conditions permitting, to conduct an aerial adulticide treatment one evening during the week of August...

Adulticide - Williston & Trenton - 7/18/2022

UPDATE 7/18 @ 6:30 PM: Tonight’s aerial adulticide treatment for the Williston area spray blocks and the Trenton spray block has been rescheduled for tomorrow due to weather. Weather and conditions permitting, the treatment will begin near sunset on Tuesday, July 19. ------------------------- The Williston Vector Control District is tentatively scheduled to conduct an aerial adulticide...

Adulticide - Williston - 7/14/2022

The Williston Vector Control District is tentatively scheduled to conduct a ground adulticide treatment for Williston spray blocks 1, 3, 6, and 8 on Thursday, July 14. Treatment will take place near sunset, weather and conditions permitting. Citizens are reminded to please stay at least 300 feet back from Vector Control vehicles while they are...

Adulticide - Williston - 7/11/2022

The Williston Vector Control District is tentatively scheduled to conduct a ground adulticide treatment for Williston spray blocks 3, 4, 5 and 8 on Monday, July 11. Treatment will take place near sunset, weather and conditions permitting. Citizens are reminded to please stay at least 300 feet back from Vector Control vehicles while they are...

112TH AVE NW - REOPENED WITH RESTRICTIONS

EFFECTIVE TUESDAY, 7/12/2022, 112TH AVE NW – FROM 68TH ST NW NORTH TO 70TH ST NW (2 MILES) – WILL BE REOPENED AND WILL BE RESTRICTED TO 6 TON AXLE WEIGHT, 80,000 LBS GVW.

Adulticide - Williston - 7/9/2022

The Williston Vector Control District is tentatively scheduled to conduct a ground adulticide treatment for Williston spray blocks 3, 4, 5 and 8 on Saturday, July 9. Treatment will take place near sunset, weather and conditions permitting. Citizens are reminded to please stay at least 300 feet back from Vector Control vehicles while they are...

NDSU Extension

About Located in the Williams County Highway Complex Agriculture & Natural Resources Extension Agent: Kelly Leo Parent & Family Resource Educator: Blanche Anderson Family and Community Wellness Extension Agent: Katelyn Jesperson Physical Address (and FedEx/UPS) Williams County Highway Complex 5246 141st Ave NW Williston, ND 58801 Mailing Address P.O. Box 1109 Williston, ND...

Vector Control FAQs

Have other questions?

Is there a way to let you know that mosquitoes are bad in my area?

If you have noticed an increase in the mosquito population in your area, you can submit a Vector Control Service Request. Service Requests help us to find unknown mosquito development sites and pinpoint problematic areas.

How can I help to reduce the mosquito population in my own yard?

One of the most effective things you can do is to remove any standing water you may have on your property. This can be flower pots that hold water, baby pools, or old tires you have laying around. Source reduction is the best way to combat mosquitoes!

How do you keep track of the mosquito population?

We operate a variety of mosquito traps that are dispersed throughout the county and its municipalities. We collect these traps on a daily basis, excluding weekends and holidays. Traps are counted and the numbers of individual species are recorded. Pools of mosquitoes are then tested for the presence of harmful diseases like West Nile virus.

Mosquitoes are so bad this year! Why?

There is a very direct relationship between the amount of standing water the number of mosquitoes we have during the year. The more rainfall and flooding the more likely it will be a bad year. There are exceptions, but they are not very common.

Why doesn’t the Air Force Reserve spray every year?

Vector control treatments conducted by the U.S. Air Force Reserve (USAFR) are only a request. The USAFR has the ability cancel or change their plans with little prior notice. Spray requests are scheduled 2 years in advance. This makes targeting their arrival date very difficult. Some years all the pieces come together and others it...

I never see Vector Control out and about. Are you even treating this year?

Adulticide treatments occur near sunset when mosquitoes are most active and sprays can be the most effective. In the summertime that can mean 10 pm or later. Depending on the application method you may or may not even hear or see the vehicle. Aerial applications are conducted with either a helicopter (rural areas) or airplane...

Adulticide - Williston - 7/6/2022

UPDATE 7/5 @ 4:45 PM: The tentatively scheduled ground and aerial treatments for Wednesday, July 6th will be conducted for all Williston area spray blocks (1 - 14). Spray blocks 1 - 12 will be treated via aerial and spray blocks 13 and 14 will receive ground treatments. In response to the latest trap counts...

Williston Vector Control Treatment Update - 7/5/2022

The Williston Vector Control District has been conducting larvicide treatments since mid-May and adulticide treatments since mid-June to help keep the mosquito population at a tolerable level. However, increased moisture over the past few weeks, among other factors, has contributed to above-average populations in Williston. In response to this increase, the Williston Vector Control District...

Adulticide - Countywide - 6/30-7/1/2022

The Williston Vector Control District is tentatively scheduled to conduct the following aerial adulticide treatments: Thursday, June 30: the Epping, Grenora, and Ray spray blocks Friday, July 1: All spray blocks in the City of Williston and the Trenton spray block (updated 6/30 to include Trenton) All treatments will take place near sunset, weather and...

Adulticide - Williston - 6/29/2022

UPDATE 6/29 @ 8:00 pm Due to unfavorable conditions, tonight's ground adulticide treatment for spray blocks 1 - 4 in the City of Williston has been canceled. The previously scheduled aerial adulticide treatments for Thursday, June 30, (Epping, Grenora, and Ray) and for Friday, July 1 (all Williston area spray blocks) will still be attempted,...

CR 23 & CR 15 - Open for travel effective immediately - 6/28/2022

Effective immediately, CR 23, 102nd Ave NW, from Hwy 2 south 1 mile, and CR 15 (119th Ave NW), from Hwy 2 south 2 miles, are open for travel. Please be aware construction is still ongoing so please drive with care and watch out for workers in the area.

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