Researchers in Brazil announced Thursday the "presence of the Zika virus" in Culex mosquitoes (the common house mosquito) in the eastern city of Recife. The findings were released with a word of ...

You may not be aware, but Aug. 20 is World Mosquito Day. It isn’t a day to celebrate mosquitoes. Instead, it marks the discovery, made in 1897 by the British doctor Sir Ronald Ross, that female ...

ST. LOUIS – As mosquito season peaks, experts from the Butterfly House came into the studio to teach us some ways to manage mosquito populations and prevent bites. The Butterfly House, in ...

The tropical house mosquito, which primarily inhabits tropical regions and transmits infectious diseases such as West Nile fever, has been discovered in South Korea. According to the Korea Disease ...

House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) recently took to Twitter, calling for the removal of “onerous” pesticide regulations in order to strengthen mosquito control and protect Americans from the Zika virus.

While many Kenyans prefer dark roofs, scientists say white paint, along with other house modifications, is a sure way to keep the house cool while reducing malaria-carrying mosquitoes indoors.The ...

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Hand crews descended on a residential neighborhood in Oceanside Tuesday morning, spraying pesticides to kill mosquitoes after a resident in the area tested positive for dengue virus infection.