Mosquito season in Burt County, NE: when it starts and ends
Mosquito months in Burt County
In a normal year mosquito season in Burt County, NE starts around April 18 and ends around October 19, about 26 weeks.
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
What to do in Burt County, and when
- Start tipping out standing water weekly by April 4.
- Book any yard treatment for mid April, ahead of the July peak.
- Repellent can go away after October 19.
- 1 West Nile case since 2016 (last 2018): you should use repellent at dusk June to August, more so if over 60.
Burt County against the rest of NE
Burt County has the 32nd longest season of 93 NE counties, at 184 days against 200 in Richardson County and 127 in Sioux County. Its mean temperature is 49.8°F.
- Platte County: April 16 to October 18 (185 days, 12 WNV)
- Colfax County: April 17 to October 18 (185 days, 7 WNV)
- Dawson County: April 18 to October 18 (184 days, 14 WNV)
- Butler County: April 18 to October 18 (183 days, 11 WNV)
West Nile in Burt County
From 1999 to 2025, CDC ArboNET counted 14 human West Nile cases in Burt County (5 neuroinvasive) across 9 years. The worst was 2003 with 4; the latest was 2018.
Background: when mosquitoes go away for the winter; how the dates are worked out.