As some New Orleans households enter their third week without garbage collection and curbside trash bags multiply, so do the bottle caps, plastic bag creases and fast-food containers that harbor ...

With an exotic mosquito invading backyard nooks and crannies, Los Angeles County can no longer keep pace by only using pesticides or releasing mosquito-eating fish in ponds and old pools. So the ...

A concerning development is occurring in Iceland: for the first time in the island's history, mosquitoes have appeared. This ...

ALAPAHA, Ga. (AP) — Years ago, Ken Holyoak stocked his ponds with small fish that devoured mosquito larvae. His goal was avoiding annoying bites, not protection from mosquito-borne diseases. But with ...

ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Health officials may turn to a tiny fish to help fight the spread of the West Nile virus. The ``mosquito fish,'' no bigger than the pinkie on your hand, thrives in backwaters, ...

Tucked away behind Gainesville's public works building along Northwest 39th Avenue are a research lab and a host of creatures dedicated to combating flying, blood-sucking pests people prefer to avoid.

The 2024 mosquito season is turning out to be an active, dangerous one for all of Florida as heavy rains have left standing water on most of the Sunshine State. The northern part of the state is ...

SAN JOSE (KGO) -- You might want to have some repellant and long-sleeve shirts handy. A bad mosquito season has arrived. That's thanks to spring rain leaving standing water and neglected swimming ...

Recent rain followed by temperatures in the 80s could inject sting into a mostly mild mosquito season, Ventura County experts said. The risks exist across the county. They grow in areas where more ...

In a world full of controversy, one thing most people agree on: mosquitoes suck. Before this winter’s storms first started in January, the Monterey County Mosquito Abatement District had already ...

San Diego has mosquitoes all year, because there’s no hard freeze, and typically they become more numerous and aggravating when the weather warms up in the spring. “We consider mosquito season to ...