PITTSFIELD, Mass. - The Berkshire County Mosquito Control project recently found a mosquito with West Nile Virus in Pittsfield.

The group sent samples to the state for testing.

This is not the first case in the county as three others were found in Otis, Richmond and Hinsdale. 

Chris Horton with the Berkshire County Mosquito Control Project says they will keep checking the mosquitos around the county.

“Mapped places where we know mosquitos breed and we do continual surveillance on those spots and treat them with a biological larvicide when necessary to reduce the overall mosquito population,” said Horton.

The Pittsfield Board of Health says at this time widespread spraying isn’t needed to control the problem.  

Because our mosquito numbers are fairly low, and we have one isolation and it’s getting later in the season they’ve decided not to do adult control at this time,” said Horton.

While it is normal for positive cases to be found this time of year, the control project and Pittsfield Board of Health still want to make sure people are taking precautions when outside.

“Be aware that the common hours for mosquitos, high population of mosquitos, is dusk to dawn so whenever you are out then make sure that you are using insect repellant and that you’re dressed appropriate for that, do everything you can to get rid of standing water on your property,” said Patricia Tremblay, the Public Health Nurse Manager with the city of Pittsfield.

Some areas in Berkshire County are at moderate risk for West Nile Virus and no human cases have been reported.

In Worcester County there has been one case of a person with the Eastern Equine Encephalitis virus.