Mosquito season in Wood County, WV: when it starts and ends
Mosquito months in Wood County
In a normal year mosquito season in Wood County, WV starts around April 3 and ends around November 1, about 30 weeks.
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
What to do in Wood County, and when
- Start tipping out standing water weekly by March 20.
- Book any yard treatment for early April, ahead of the July peak.
- Repellent can go away after November 1.
- No West Nile cases since 2016, so bites in Wood County are a nuisance; check window screens.
Wood County against the rest of WV
Wood County has the 7th longest season of 55 WV counties, at 212 days against 224 in Cabell County and 162 in Randolph County. Its mean temperature is 54.7°F.
- Kanawha County: April 1 to November 3 (216 days, 0 WNV)
- Boone County: April 3 to November 1 (212 days, 0 WNV)
- Putnam County: April 4 to November 2 (212 days, 1 WNV)
- Summers County: April 3 to October 30 (210 days, 0 WNV)
West Nile in Wood County
From 1999 to 2025, CDC ArboNET counted 3 human West Nile cases in Wood County (3 neuroinvasive) across 2 years. The worst was 2002 with 2; the latest was 2011.
More: how the dates are worked out · when mosquitoes go away for the winter.