A “dangerous” and aggressive invasive mosquito is spreading around a major Northern California city. The blood-sucking insects, which can carry life-threatening diseases, have been detected in a new ...

Mosquitoes transmit several pathogens of public health importance, including malaria, dengue, chikungunya and Zika. These ...

PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - Mosquito season is here, and these pests aren’t just annoying. Some can even carry serious health risks. NewsChannel 7 is told mosquitoes thrive during the summer ...

Staff are setting mosquito traps throughout the Las Vegas Valley as part of the Health District’s Mosquito Disease ...

Mosquito control officials recently sprayed a pesticide to kill mosquitoes in Bradenton, where at least three people have caught the dengue virus. The move came after health officials reported new ...

As temperatures climb ahead of summer, Houston residents face increased risks from mosquito-borne diseases, with environmental shifts potentially amplifying these threats, health experts warn. Recent ...

A new flock of chicks has been born in Sarasota County, and while tiny and cute now, they will grow up to serve an important purpose.

Scientists discovered a smell receptor in mosquitoes that detects the plant compound borneol and triggers an immediate ...

When mosquitoes bite a person or animal infected with a virus, like Zika, dengue, or St. Louis encephalitis, the skeeter can go on and transmit when they bite another person. That’s scary, considering ...

Chickens used to monitor West Nile, encephalitis activity in the county.

Early forms of mosquito nets were used exclusively by the royalty in ancient civilisations such as Egypt and Rome. In India, mosquito nets are mentioned in the poetry of 15th century Telugu poet ...