Mosquito season in Rusk County, TX: when it starts and ends
Mosquito months in Rusk County
In a normal year mosquito season in Rusk County, TX starts around March 1 and ends around November 29, about 39 weeks.
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
What to do in Rusk County, and when
- Start tipping out standing water weekly by February 15.
- Book any yard treatment for early March, ahead of the August peak.
- Repellent can go away after November 29.
- 3 West Nile cases since 2016 (last 2016): you should use repellent at dusk May to September, more so if over 60.
Rusk County against the rest of TX
Rusk County has the 103rd longest season of 254 TX counties, at 273 days against 365 in Cameron County and 191 in Lipscomb County. Its mean temperature is 65.6°F.
- Gregg County: February 28 to November 28 (273 days, 8 WNV)
- Shelby County: February 28 to November 28 (273 days, 1 WNV)
- Hamilton County: March 2 to November 30 (273 days, 1 WNV)
- Bandera County: March 2 to November 29 (272 days, 0 WNV)
West Nile in Rusk County
From 1999 to 2025, CDC ArboNET counted 21 human West Nile cases in Rusk County (15 neuroinvasive) across 5 years. The worst was 2012 with 12; the latest was 2016.
Background: when the season starts across the US; how the dates are worked out.