From KRCR 7
August 31, 2022
BUTTE COUNTY, Calif. — The Butte County Mosquito and Vector Control District (MVCD) detected an invasive species of mosquito on Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022.
Officials said the Yellow Fever Mosquito, (Aedes Mosquito, Ades aegypti) was found in Chico near East Avenue and Manzanita Avenue.
This invasive, non-native species of mosquito has been detected in Butte County for three consecutive years now—in Oroville and now Chico.