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Southern Nevada health officials are tracking major increase in mosquito activity
Elko Daily Free Press· 2 days agoUnlike her stealthy common cousin, the female yellow fever mosquito prefers to feed on humans and doesn’t wait for nightfall to take a bite. Aedes ...
Disease-Ridden Mosquitoes Are Swarming Vegas
newser· 22 hours agoAedes mosquitoes are said to be capable of carrying West Nile, but they're also known for being vectors for dengue, yellow fever, and the Zika virus,...
Mosquito species ‘exploded all over the valley’; What can the health district do?
Las Vegas Review-Journal· 4 days agoCross said the ideal breeding ground of a Culex mosquito is a “stinky,” abandoned swimming pool. ...
How do you stop a mosquito invasion in Miami after the rains and floods? Take a look
Miami Herald via Yahoo News· 2 days agoBut if you want to reduce a risk of a bite, leave the shorts, tanks and sandals at home. And make...
Zika-like virus found in sloths spreads from Amazon to humans
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 4 days agoThe continent...we don’t know’ Oropouche is an arboviral disease – an infection caused by a group of...
Mosquito-fighting drone takes flight in South Florida, a ‘huge difference’ to keep insects at bay
Arizona Daily Star· 7 days agoFrom vast parks to wetlands to conservation areas, Broward County is now using a drone to spray for ...
More mosquitoes are in the St. Louis area but not the kind that carry diseases
St. Louis Post-Dispatch· 6 days agoSpring rains have brought more mosquitoes to the region, and experts say they’re seeing more of the species that bite and itch rather than those that spread ...
Tiger mosquitos, Asian hornets and bed bugs: What climate change means for Europe’s ‘pest...
Fortune via AOL· 1 day agoPests we’re likely to see more of are the ones that are best adapted to humans and our behavior—and...