Photo: #The Culex tarsalis mosquito is the only mosquito that carries the West Nile virus. Researchers identify them by the white bands around the proboscis and around the legs.
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The Culex tarsalis mosquito is the only mosquito that carries the West Nile virus. Researchers identify them by the white bands around the proboscis and around the legs. (Photo courtesy of South Dakota State University)

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West Nile mosquitoes thriving in Minnesota this year


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Mosquitoes that carry the West Nile virus are doing well this summer in Minnesota. The state Department of Health says counts of Culex tarsalis mosquitoes are higher than usual.

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