Flower-scented fungus lures mosquitoes to their deaths using nature’s scent trick, offering a safe solution against deadly ...

A scientist at the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station used DNA analysis to show the mosquito that spread the disease ...

West Nile Virus was once a nominal concern for Utahns but since August 2003, when it was first detected in the Beehive State, ...

As Hillsborough County residents fire up their grills and revel in the evening calm, the unwelcome hum of mosquitoes becomes part of the summer soundtrack. Yet, these pests are more than a mere ...

1 Center for Outcomes Research and Epidemiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, United States 2 United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research ...

The New Jersey Department of Health has confirmed the state’s first human West Nile virus (WNV) cases this year: a child in Atlantic County and an adult in Middlesex County. Symptoms began in the ...

Higher temperatures also accelerate the mosquito life cycle, boosting reproduction and biting rates. This leads to faster larval development, more frequent egg laying, and larger mosquito populations, ...

Southern Africa is suffering a malaria surge. Countries including Botswana, Eswatini, Namibia and Zimbabwe are experiencing outbreaks of the disease, which causes fevers and chills and kills 600,000 ...

In Louisiana, even a stray bottle cap can become a mosquito nursery. That's because a mix of ideal conditions make the state one of the most mosquito-prone places in the country. “There are five ...