Mosquito season in Stone County, MS: when it starts and ends
Mosquito months in Stone County
In a normal year mosquito season in Stone County, MS starts around February 27 and ends around January 8, about 45 weeks.
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- Dec
What to do in Stone County, and when
- Start tipping out standing water weekly by February 13.
- Book any yard treatment for late February, ahead of the July peak.
- Repellent can go away after January 8.
- 1 West Nile case since 2016 (last 2016): you should use repellent at dusk May to September, more so if over 60.
Stone County against the rest of MS
Stone County has the 3rd longest season of 82 MS counties, at 315 days against 333 in Harrison County and 221 in Tishomingo County. Its mean temperature is 66.3°F.
- Harrison County: February 1 to December 31 (333 days, 7 WNV)
- Simpson County: February 23 to January 4 (315 days, 1 WNV)
- Pearl River County: February 24 to January 3 (313 days, 3 WNV)
- Pike County: February 25 to January 1 (310 days, 2 WNV)
West Nile in Stone County
From 1999 to 2025, CDC ArboNET counted 6 human West Nile cases in Stone County (3 neuroinvasive) across 5 years. The worst was 2012 with 2; the latest was 2016.
See how the dates are worked out, and when the season starts across the US.