Dr. Sarah Short, an associate professor of entomology at Ohio State University, points out that not everyone faces the same risk from mosquitoes. It depends ...

Barb Owen Boerger’s kimonos and sarongs are pretty, but they’re poison to flies, mosquitoes and other pesky bugs.

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Since 2016, the Virginia Department of Health has confirmed 17 cases in the commonwealth, according to the study published in ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The risk of being bitten by a tick in New York City is currently extremely high, researchers at Fordham ...

CASS COUNTY, N.D. (Valley News Live) - Cass County Vector Control will spray for mosquitoes Tuesday night, weather permitting ...

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If you want to protect yourself from mosquitoes and ticks—which seem to be everywhere this year—you might need to enlist a ...

Pyrethrum, a natural insecticide derived from chrysanthemum flowers, was once a major export commodity for Kenya, with the country accounting for over 70 per cent of global production in the 1980s ...

Spray shoes with permethrin, an insecticide, once a month, says public health entomologist Thomas Mather, who goes by the nickname “The Tick Guy." May 8, 2025 ...