1980s: Camano Island experiences multiple dike breaches, opening up new habitats for mosquitoes to make use of
1996: Following an unprecedented mosquito population explosion, residents of northeast Camano Island vote to create a mosquito control special district
2002: West Nile virus, a deadly and debilitating disease spread by mosquito bites, is detected in Washington state for the first time.
2018: Camano Island Mosquito Control District becomes one of the first mosquito districts in the nation to treat for mosquitoes by drone
