A “highly aggressive” mosquito species that feeds “almost exclusively on humans” was detected in Santa Clara, county ...

West Nile virus cycles between wild birds and mosquitoes and can be transmitted to humans and animals by the bite of an infected mosquito.

Because of recent rains, the Florida Keys Mosquito Control District has scheduled aerial larviciding missions for Tuesday, ...

Large amounts of standing water deposited by both storm surge and heavy rain act as breeding grounds for the blood-sucking ...

Mosquito repellent plants are garden heroes: colorful flowers and herbs with natural fragrances that chase away buzzing insects even as their perfumes soothe humans. The first step in your plan to ...

The city has an “active program” for tracking and monitoring mosquito activity throughout the city, its website states. The ...

The annual effort started in 1999 to help with mosquito abatement, provide training for regional wildlands firefighters and help manage invasive plant species.

Addison County horse tests positive for Eastern equine encephalitis, and state also reports first human case of West Nile ...

As part of culinary programming at SPAC, journalist Florence Fabricant and chef Edward Lee appear in October and cookbook ...

Two horses in Wisconsin recently tested positive for Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE). The horses are located in Clark and ...

You can blame climate change for lots of things besides bad weather, and one of them is deadly mosquito-borne diseases. New ...

Dengue (break-bone fever) is a viral infection that spreads from mosquitoes to people. It is more common in tropical and ...