After some of our recent rains, you may have noticed areas of your lawn holding water. Or perhaps you have some buckets, pots, plastic tarps or other items sitting around that filled up with rainwater ...

The dengue virus is transmitted to humans via the bite of an infected mosquito. Only a few mosquito species are vectors for the dengue virus. What is a vector? A vector is a vehicle that carries and ...

The annual reprieve from the heat and pouring rains has arrived in Miami-Dade County, but that doesn’t mean that mosquitoes have gone away. Because most species remain active at temperatures above 50 ...

Research led by the Department of Microbiology & Molecular Genetics, University of California at Irvine, Irvine, has developed a gene drive solution for mitigating malaria transmission from mosquitoes ...

May was one of the wettest on record in the Tri-State, and that rain helps build attractive breeding sites for mosquitoes. The container-breeding Asian Tiger Mosquito and the Eastern Treehole Mosquito ...

Tropical Storm Debby unleashed heavy rain across North Carolina this week, which created an ideal breeding ground for one of the state’s most prominent nuisance pests: mosquitoes. North Carolina ...

Have you been personally victimized by mosquitoes in recent weeks? More so than usual? If so, you aren’t wrong, or crazy. Contrary to what you might think, mosquitoes don’t have a vendetta against you ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) – The Sioux Falls Health Department (SFHD) is reminding people to dump out any standing water in order to slow the population of mosquitoes. “Standing water is a perfect ...

The annual reprieve from the heat and pouring rains has arrived in Miami-Dade County, but that doesn’t mean that mosquitoes have gone away. Because most species remain active at temperatures above 50 ...