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 ...

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.

Gravid traps are used to capture gravid, or pregnant, adult female mosquitoes with a mix of hay and water to mimic a suitable breeding ground to lay their eggs. Once collected ... Stock ornamental ...

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, ...

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 ...