DEET is safe for children, but the CDC recommends against allowing children younger than 10 to apply the repellant themselves ...

Another person has been infected with EEE in Massachusetts, as local officials urge residents to keep using bug spray and ...

Public health officials in Pittsfield, Massachusetts are responding to positive tests for mosquito-borne illnesses as the ...

Prallethrin is the most common synthetic pesticide found in plug-in mosquito repellent and is also effective in deterring wasps and hornets. It’s safe for humans in low concentrations ...

Arlington announces targeted mosquito spraying on Sept 10-11 to tackle West Nile Virus after identifying infected mosquitoes.

Monmouth County will spray for mosquitoes in the Harmony section of Middletown early Thursday morning, Sept. 12, between 4:30 ...

Researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have come up with a novel way to keep mosquitoes away from human skin.

Locally, both Lee and Collier mosquito control district are seeing high numbers of the disease-carrying freshwater mosquitoes as well as their coastal, saltwater counterparts. According to the ...

The County of Santa Clara Vector Control District plans to spray for mosquitoes in Campbell and San Jose next Tuesday after ...

and other places it can accumulate and "cover" skin with clothing or insect repellent. Sarasota and Manatee counties issued a months-long mosquito-borne illness advisory in the summer of 2023 ...

"The recent data is showing if we don't spray the transmission to human may occur." The world's deadliest animal is simple to kill, but that doesn't mean it's easy to get rid of them. Mosquitoes ...

Other tips include limiting outside activity at dusk through dawn, when mosquitoes are most active, wearing long sleeves and pants and draining sources of standing water. “We spray the dogs with ...