The Aedes aegypti mosquito was detected in the Santa Teresa neighborhood of South San Jose, where two adult mosquitoes were ...

An invasive species of mosquito known for aggressive, day-biting behavior was recently detected in San Jose, according to ...

Springtime means tick and mosquito season is starting, a risky time of year in light of a recently confirmed Lyme disease ...

Pinellas County Mosquito Control is using chickens to test for mosquito-borne illnesses. Florida's Mosquito Control Awareness week starts on Sunday. Experts also recommend you keep CDC-recommended ...

Augusto Cesar, a city worker who combats endemic diseases, places netting over a water tank where mosquitoes can breed, to help eradicate the Aedes aegypti mosquito which can spread dengue ...

The Philadelphia Flyers return to action with a matchup against the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden tonight. My Flyers vs. Rangers predictions are targeting Philadelphia winger Travis ...

“The idea is that the trap can be used by epidemiological surveillance agencies to improve the monitoring and control of the spread of the Aedes aegypti mosquito, especially in urban areas that are ...

This important work investigates the mechanism that underlies the switch between feeding and mating behaviors in the oriental fruit fly, Bactrocera dorsalis. Using a variety of approaches, the authors ...

A drug used to treat a rare inherited disease has been found to make human blood toxic to malaria-carrying mosquitoes. It could provide another tool to reduce deadly insect populations. Mosquitoes are ...

A close up shot of the Aedes aegypti mosquito, which carries the dengue fever virus.(Center for Disease Control) The student’s death comes two months after Fiji declared a dengue outbreak for ...

Researchers at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine discovered this effect by testing mosquitoes that fed on the blood of three people already taking nitisinone for a rare genetic condition.

The news was announced immediately after the final buzzer at the last home game of the season which saw Flyers post a superb 5-4 overtime win over Manchester Storm. The announcement ends ...