Mosquito season in Scott County, KS: when it starts and ends
Mosquito months in Scott County
In a normal year mosquito season in Scott County, KS starts around April 20 and ends around October 23, about 27 weeks.
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
What to do in Scott County, and when
- Start tipping out standing water weekly by April 6.
- Book any yard treatment for mid April, ahead of the July peak.
- Repellent can go away after October 23.
- 4 West Nile cases since 2016 (last 2023): you should use repellent at dusk June to August, more so if over 60.
Scott County against the rest of KS
Scott County has the 93rd longest season of 105 KS counties, at 186 days against 227 in Cherokee County and 178 in Thomas County. Its mean temperature is 53.1°F.
- Osborne County: April 19 to October 22 (186 days, 1 WNV)
- Jewell County: April 20 to October 23 (186 days, 0 WNV)
- Rooks County: April 19 to October 21 (185 days, 2 WNV)
- Logan County: April 20 to October 22 (185 days, 1 WNV)
West Nile in Scott County
From 1999 to 2025, CDC ArboNET counted 8 human West Nile cases in Scott County (5 neuroinvasive) across 6 years. The worst was 2023 with 2; the latest was 2023.
See how the dates are worked out, and reading the West Nile counts.