People who live in the tropical areas where Aedes aegypti mosquitoes reside have probably known for centuries, or even millennia—thanks to their itchy bites—that the mosquitoes hunt most often at dawn ...

For the first time ever, mosquitoes have been found in Iceland. The island nation in the North Atlantic was one of the few places on Earth without the insect. But could climate change be behind the ...

Mosquito-borne diseases, including dengue, Zika, and yellow fever, continue to pose a significant global health threat, infecting millions of people annually. Yet current control efforts face growing ...

St. Tammany Mosquito Abatement Director Kevin Caillouet defended the district's work on Tuesday evening at a special public meeting, presenting what his agency called a rebuttal to northshore District ...

While the Southlake Mosquito Abatement District — the last of its kind in Lake County — has been dissolved, it’s all but certain that it will be consolidated with a similar neighboring Cook County ...

A severed mosquito proboscis can be turned into an extremely fine nozzle for 3D printing, and this could help create replacement tissues and organs for transplants. Changhong Cao at McGill University ...

ST. TAMMANY PARISH, La. (WGNO) — The Mosquito Abatement District provided a rebuttal to District Attorney Collin Sims’ presentation saying his work was “devoid of contextual information of the best ...

A mosquito in Los Angeles County has tested positive for dengue, the first detection of the virus in an Aedes mosquito in the state, officials said. The mosquito was found in a surveillance trap in ...

Every time you step outside, you pick up two or three bites. You’re swatting miniature pests left and right, and it seems like something is always buzzing in your ear. No, you’re not crazy. The ...

The Aedes aegypti mosquito that can carry dengue, yellow fever, and Zika was thought to be too reliant on a hot and wet climate to survive in the Mountain West. But now, a population is thriving in ...

Following a contentious review of its finances, the St. Tammany Mosquito Abatement District is likely to see major changes to its board, its funding and how it is overseen under reforms recommended by ...

You can't go anywhere on the island without hearing about "el virus," including during Sunday Mass at Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Cueto, eastern Cuba. Women rubbed their wrists and massaged their ...