We should be thankful spring started out cool and windy.

It has contributed to the slow start of mosquito season.

Phil Curry, the West Nile Virus Coordinator with the Ministry of Health predicts west nile won't be as bad as it was last year because of the cooler start.

He says the highest activity months for west nile are July and August.

Curry says try and eliminate any habitat where larvae would develop, any standing water such as bird baths be kept clean.

Curry says there are a couple kinds of mosquito's.

The west nile mosquito's come out later in the spring while the other larvae hatch out when the snow melts and they are attracted to warm weather.