Williamson County vector program tracking West Nile cases

Encourages use of repellents, eliminating standing water

  • Jason Fritz, Williamson County City Health District Integrated Vector Management Program lead, assembles a mosquito trap. Photo by Nalani Nuylan.
    Jason Fritz, Williamson County City Health District Integrated Vector Management Program lead, assembles a mosquito trap. Photo by Nalani Nuylan.

    Summer is a season of sunny days and family vacations. A time when Texas barbecue junkies show off their brisket recipe in a smoker. Kids spend their days at local pools, and using slip and slides and kiddie pools in the backyard, enjoying the refreshing water.

    But they are not the only ones looking for water to enjoy.

    Mosquitoes, which can carry diseases like West Nile, lay their eggs in shallow st…