Doctors say 90% of all diseases transmitted by an insect bite originate with ticks, even when a mosquito does the biting. As ...

Congaree National Park is located near Columbia central South Carolina. What makes Congaree special is that the park pro ...

Mosquitoes are biting into Southern Californians' ankles a little too early in the year. Here's why ...

A new study suggests that the deadly insects evolved their taste for human blood much earlier than previously thought, around when Homo erectus migrated into Southeast Asia ...

CRISPR gene drives bias inheritance in pests, advancing population-level control while raising questions about resistance and ...

Mosquitoes are out in full force earlier than expected in Los Angeles and Orange counties after recent heavy rainfall.

The Metropolitan Mosquito Control District said there were 47 human cases of West Nile in the Twin Cities last year, much greater than the previous high of 28.

The team calculated that the mosquitoes likely developed their “ anthropophily ”—their taste for human blood—at a point some ...

Mosquito spray may be ineffective across Sugar Land, a city study found. The big picture At a Feb. 24 meeting, Sugar Land City Council concurred with city staff’s recommendation to decrease spray ...

Ticks are active in Fairfax County almost year round, including warm winter days. Lyme disease is still the best known and most common disease spread by ticks in Virginia, but there are others such as ...