After some of our recent rains, you may have noticed areas of your lawn holding water. Or perhaps you have some buckets, pots, plastic tarps or other items sitting around that filled up with rainwater ...

The dengue virus is transmitted to humans via the bite of an infected mosquito. Only a few mosquito species are vectors for the dengue virus. What is a vector? A vector is a vehicle that carries and ...

Research led by the Department of Microbiology & Molecular Genetics, University of California at Irvine, Irvine, has developed a gene drive solution for mitigating malaria transmission from mosquitoes ...

For generations, Icelanders could boast of a rare natural privilege: a cool, damp climate with no mosquitoes at all. That ...

Have you been personally victimized by mosquitoes in recent weeks? More so than usual? If so, you aren’t wrong, or crazy. Contrary to what you might think, mosquitoes don’t have a vendetta against you ...

Heavy rains have provided attractive breeding sites for several species of mosquito in the Evansville area. The container-breeding Asian Tiger Mosquito and the Eastern Treehole Mosquito are likely to ...