Mosquito, tick activity above average in 2025
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8/25/2025
West Nile Virus levels among highest in 20 years in Iowa due to wet and warm conditions that have increased insect numbers.
West Nile virus (WNV) activity is high in Iowa this year — among the highest recorded in two decades, according to Ryan Smith, professor in the Department of Plant Pathology, Entomology and Microbiology at Iowa State University (ISU).
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