If you want to protect yourself from mosquitoes and ticks—which seem to be everywhere this year—you might need to enlist a heavy-hitter. Insect experts reach for one thing: permethrin. Here’s what to ...

West Nile virus is the leading cause of mosquito-borne disease in the continental United States, with the illness posing a risk to people from the start of summer into the fall. West Nile virus can ...

CASS COUNTY, N.D. (Valley News Live) - If you feel like it’s been a tough year for mosquitoes, you’re not imagining it. Cass County Vector Control’s Ben Prather hasn’t seen anything like it in his ...

In sub-Saharan Africa, a child under five dies nearly every minute from malaria. But new research suggests baby wraps treated with insect repellant can protect them.

West Nile virus, a mosquito-borne illness spread by the bite of infected mosquitos, has been detected in 21 cities and towns throughout Connecticut, according to officials. The Connecticut Agriculture ...