Rainfall creates ideal breeding grounds for mosquitoes in standing water like puddles and gutters. The most effective way to get rid of mosquitoes is to eliminate standing water sources around your ...

Mosquito bites itch due to an immune system reaction to the insect's saliva. Scratching a bite releases more histamines, which increases inflammation and itching. To soothe a bite, you can apply a ...

A fresh revision of the mosquito family tree 1 suggests that the insects are 100 million years younger than previously thought — and that ancestors of modern mozzies emerged around the same time as ...

Mosquito activity has increased in the Palm Springs due to recent wet weather and cooler fall temperatures. Some mosquitoes in the area have tested positive for West Nile virus or St. Louis ...

Residents in a County Londonderry village have said they are being "tormented" once again by biting insects, which experts have identified as mosquitoes. Molly Clarke, 57, is among a number of people ...

An invasive species of mosquito that can carry diseases has been found in Santa Cruz County, authorities announced Monday. The Santa Cruz County Mosquito & Vector Control District said in a press ...

China’s Guangdong Province is battling its worst-ever chikungunya outbreak, with thousands of infections spreading across major cities and nearby regions. Transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes, the disease ...

With Arizona getting more rainfall in recent weeks, residents have emailed ABC15 saying they’re getting bitten more often by mosquitoes. The Maricopa County Environmental Services Vector Control ...

BEING ASKED TO PLAY A HUGE ROLE IN TRYING TO PREVENT IT'S SPREAD.. NADER SIDHOM, A VECTOR CONTROL SPECIALIST IS ON THE FRONT LINE TRYING TO CATCH A MOSQUITO NATIVE TO THE TROPICS BUT JUST RECENTLY ...

Oct. 10 (UPI) --The world's largest factory that produces mosquitoes that can prevent dengue, Zika and chikungunya viruses from reproducing has opened in Curitiba, Brazil, aiming to boost protection ...

Marcus Blagrove currently receives research funding from UKRI (cross council), BBSRC, MRC, NERC, DEFRA, The Leverhulme Trust, and The Pandemic Institute. Scientists ...

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Mosquitoes have taken over the Valley in droves: they might be swarming all around your head, but the problem is definitely not in your head. The lack of monsoon action over the ...