Mosquito season in Pike County, MS: when it starts and ends
Mosquito months in Pike County
In a normal year mosquito season in Pike County, MS starts around February 25 and ends around January 1, about 44 weeks.
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
What to do in Pike County, and when
- Start tipping out standing water weekly by February 11.
- Book any yard treatment for late February, ahead of the July peak.
- Repellent can go away after January 1.
- 2 West Nile cases since 2016 (last 2024): you should use repellent at dusk May to September, more so if over 60.
Pike County against the rest of MS
Pike County has the 5th longest season of 82 MS counties, at 310 days against 333 in Harrison County and 221 in Tishomingo County. Its mean temperature is 66.2°F.
- Stone County: February 27 to January 8 (315 days, 1 WNV)
- Pearl River County: February 24 to January 3 (313 days, 3 WNV)
- George County: February 13 to December 14 (304 days, 0 WNV)
- Yazoo County: February 15 to December 13 (301 days, 4 WNV)
West Nile in Pike County
From 1999 to 2025, CDC ArboNET counted 22 human West Nile cases in Pike County (12 neuroinvasive) across 10 years. The worst was 2002 with 9; the latest was 2024.
See how the dates are worked out, and when the season starts across the US.