Dengue fever is a serious mosquito-borne illness that spreads rapidly, especially during the monsoon season. The Aedes aegypti mosquito, which spreads dengue, breeds in clean stagnant water and bites ...

On warm summer nights in Louisiana, constantly swatting at pesky mosquitoes and itching bites can easily make your mood turn sour. Mosquitoes are often a significant problem during warmer months in ...

Merced reports two West Nile human cases this year; abatement urges bite prevention. Eliminate standing water and report neglected pools to reduce mosquito breeding. Use EPA-approved repellents like ...

There are factories in Brazil where one of the most reviled creatures known to humans is being bred intentionally by the millions - mosquitoes. Now, the folks who work in these high-tech factories ...

The CDC released a health alert last week warning travelers about dengue fever, a mosquito-borne virus that can cause serious infection. The report said rates of dengue fever in 2025 are already ...

Biologist Chenoa Defreece holds a dead mosquito in tweezers at the Fresno Mosquito and Vector Control District lab in this Bee file photo from April 2014. JOHN WALKER Fresno Bee file California ...

Mosquito control officials recently sprayed a pesticide to kill mosquitoes in Bradenton, where at least three people have caught the dengue virus. The move came after health officials reported new ...