After some of our recent rains, you may have noticed areas of your lawn holding water. Or perhaps you have some buckets, pots, plastic tarps or other items sitting around that filled up with rainwater ...

Research led by the Department of Microbiology & Molecular Genetics, University of California at Irvine, Irvine, has developed a gene drive solution for mitigating malaria transmission from mosquitoes ...

The dengue virus is transmitted to humans via the bite of an infected mosquito. Only a few mosquito species are vectors for the dengue virus. What is a vector? A vector is a vehicle that carries and ...

A new approach to antimalarial development, aided by high-throughput screening, could help to overcome resistance.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mosquito season is in full swing and will remain that way until fall. Thankfully, there is a low-cost, chemical-free way to reduce ...

May was one of the wettest on record in the Tri-State, and that rain helps build attractive breeding sites for mosquitoes. The container-breeding Asian Tiger Mosquito and the Eastern Treehole Mosquito ...

Mosquito season starts in March and lasts until October, peaking during April for the mating season. In April, the warmer weather speeds up the mosquito life cycle compared to summer. Eggs hatch ...

The annual reprieve from the heat and pouring rains has arrived in Miami-Dade County, but that doesn't mean that mosquitoes have gone away. Because most species remain active at temperatures […] The ...

After some of our recent rains, you may have noticed areas of your lawn holding water. Or perhaps you have some buckets, pots, plastic tarps or other items sitting around that filled up with rainwater ...