In a study published in Scientific Reports, researchers from the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, working with partners in Africa ...

New Jersey, with its diverse climate and abundant water bodies, is a hotspot for mosquitoes during the warmer months. As ...

Florida is home to several mosquito species, including those known to carry diseases such as West Nile virus, Zika, and dengue fever. In Sarasota, where backyard pools, lush landscaping ...

Deviations from normal weather patterns are putting several regions in the U.S. at risk for an uptick of disease-spreading ...

For example, birds can carry West Nile virus, which is then transmitted to mosquitoes ... “And the males of the species are pollinators, while females often feed on nectar when they’re ...

Three species of mosquito are of particular concern in Europe, according to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and ...

Vermont farmers are plotting to kill off mosquito hatches. Our Sophia Thomas learned how they’re using modified tires to help ...

(WCAX) - Vermont farmers are plotting to kill off mosquito hatches ... says tire-loving mosquitos tend to carry West Nile virus, and they don’t have to travel far to latch onto livestock ...

Vergara's concerns follow a deadly outbreak of West Nile virus in Andalusia, Spain, which claimed the lives of nine people. According to the virologist, the entire Mediterranean basin is "highly ...

One Maidu and Wintun woman discovered what happens when floating tule on water. The growth of life might be able to limit ...

A surge in disease-spreading pests like ticks, mosquitoes, cockroaches and rodents ... spread dangerous diseases such as Lyme disease, West Nile virus, Salmonella, plague, and hantavirus, said ...

The mosquito has in recent years come to be seen as a “competent vector aiding in the spread of the West Nile virus and other ... of preexisting traits of a species in adapting to urban ...