No matter where you live, it’s likely you’ll encounter mosquitoes when temperatures rise. Mosquitoes tend to flock to warm, wet conditions, and standing water offers a breeding ground for these pesky ...

With so much rain lately, you’ve probably noticed masses of mosquitoes in your yard. Just one adult female mosquito can lay hundreds of eggs (larvae) in one sitting. Orlando Entomologist (someone who ...

Metarhizium robertsii, a pathogenetic soil-dwelling fungus, infects a variety of insects through spores that eventually kill them. Scientists have known that the fungus can spread when a healthy bug ...

Mosquito-borne diseases, including malaria and dengue, kill thousands of people per year. In 2023 alone, malaria killed over ...

Lavender and other aromatic herbs repel mosquitoes through their essential oils. Crushing the leaves releases oils—planting alone won’t do the trick. Use repellents with these oils for a natural way ...

Scientists have recently made a breakthrough by converting the delightful aroma of flowers into a potent mosquito killer.

When it comes to battling mosquitoes, tons of people go for bug zappers to give those pesky blood suckers the fate they deserve — over 1.75 million of these devices are sold each year in the U.S. But ...

SALT LAKE CITY — Grab your bug spray, it's that time of year again. Utah's hotter temperatures are breeding more and more mosquitoes, and it's just getting started. Just in the last week, workers with ...

NEW YORK — Genetically engineered mosquitoes with toxic semen could be a new weapon against tropical disease, Australian scientists said after trialing the novel pest control method. The "toxic male ...

It was thought that Aedes aegypti could not survive in the Mountain West. But now, a population is thriving in Colorado.

Preliminary tests of dead crows found in Sonoma County show no evidence of West Nile disease, a mosquito-borne virus that sometimes sickens and kills humans, mosquito control officials said Thursday.