1.   So far this year, no infected mosquitoes have been trapped in Connecticut, Rhode Island or Nassau County, health officials said.

2.   Around the South, mosquitos are being trapped and hundreds of dead birds collected as health officials test for the virus.

3.   The state decided not to spray insecticides, but the town and the operators of the golf club near where the mosquitos were trapped sprayed the area Thursday night.

4.   The state Department of Environmental Protection has begun trapping mosquitoes to test for the West Nile-like strain of the encephalitis virus.