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Experts are anticipating a very active hurricane season. That’s good news for the world’s deadliest animal.
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How do these Aedes female mosquitos find the perfect site to lay their eggs? Research shows that they rely on one another for good reviews of breeding sites.
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Global transportation and trade, compounded by people continuing to alter the local environment, has led to the spread of mosquitoes around the world. But how will these insects deal with a warming world?
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Can climate change increase disease? Scientists are watching mosquito breeding levels after a record-breaking hot summer concerned more tropical heat could mean more illness.
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The Florida Department of Health reported the second case of locally acquired malaria in Sarasota County earlier in June.
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Little is known about the mosquito species known as Culex lactator. But it belongs to a group of mosquitoes known to carry diseases and researchers are worried about what will happen.
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Collier Mosquito Control District is giving county residents two-inch, guppy-like fish to place in small areas of standing freshwater left behind by Hurricane Ian to eat mosquito larvae.
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Standing water is the main culprit, and it can collect in places such as as trash cans, buckets, pool covers and even on plants like bromeliads.
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The number of West Nile virus cases has surpassed 50 in Miami-Dade County. Now the county's health department is working to implement prevention measures against furthering the spread.
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At least one new case of the West Nile virus was recently confirmed in Broward County, one of the first seen in years. The county would not say how many cases they confirmed or provide any other information, but said on Monday there is now a “heightened concern that additional residents will become ill.â€
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University of Florida researchers say southern house mosquitoes spreading West Nile in South Florida have become more resistant to the chemicals being used to kill them.
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7 New West Nile Cases Announced. Miami-Dade Passes 30 Residents Who’ve Contracted It