As temperatures warm up and mosquitoes become more active, puddles and containers full of water provide a place for these insects to lay eggs. Having standing water for even a short amount of time can ...

If you see a crane fly this spring (or even hundreds), don't freak out. Although they resemble mosquitos, they're just out ...

How is a team of 33 people dealing with thousands of potential mosquito breeding sites in the Eaton fire burn area? Here’s ...

Eggs are a hot commodity, and they’re not the only thing Pinellas County Mosquito Control’s 56 chickens provide.

Government advisers say they need innovations that would help to control the disease, both the parasite and the vector ...

Taking a blobfish out of water is like “heating something that’s glued together and the glue starts to melt.” The blobfish went viral with this photo, but underwater they look like a ...

Our area already has many mosquitoes because of the wet, hot, and humidity we see. But after Hurricane Helene, our area saw ...

This method can ensure a significant decline in the population of female Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, which can then reduce disease transmission as well. While male mosquitoes do not feed on blood ...

“And so mosquitoes that are kind of emerging in that area get used to those certain smells and so it’s kind of like, ‘Oh, well we’re going to hang out over here cause this is what we’re used to and ...

They found the drug was effective at killing mosquitoes of all ages – including the older insects that are more likely to be carrying malaria. Antiparasitic drugs like this aren't a new idea, and the ...

Asian tiger mosquitoes are known as “container breeders,” meaning they thrive in environments like buckets, tires, kids’ toys and anything that can hold water, Hayes said. One of the best ...

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