Lindsie is your northern San Luis Obispo County community reporter, covering San Miguel, Paso Robles, Templeton, Atascadero and Santa Margarita. As summer temperatures rise, June 16-22 marks National ...

Across much of the world, a tiny striped insect shapes whether families stay healthy or get sick. The Asian tiger mosquito ...

As forests shrink and wildlife disappears, mosquitoes are increasingly turning to people for their blood meals.

Scientists discovered that a subtle behavior by the female of the species dictates whether the quick-fire procreation process ...

W hat female mosquitoes choose to feed on has a bearing on human health, since they transmit pathogens from one host to ...

The department said the samples were found in zip codes 77041 and 77032 in Harris County, but no human cases have been ...

Two things make living in Southwest Florida possible: air conditioning and mosquito control. Collier County’s tropical climate and proximity to the Everglades create a haven for mosquitoes to breed in ...

SALT LAKE CITY — It’s lunchtime at the Salt Lake City Mosquito Abatement District and a colony of sabethes cyaneus — also known as the paddle-legged beauty for its feathery appendages and iridescent ...

A recent study looked at which U.S. states are most concerned about mosquitoes and Delaware ranked in the top 10, a result that’s hardly surprising. Delaware is home to about 57 mosquito species, 19 ...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — With warmer weather back in the Coastal Bend, mosquito season is officially here — and city crews are already out trying to get ahead of the problem. Vector Control is treating ...

New Jersey is reminding residents why mosquito populations must be controlled and the risk of disease from bites. Foremost is the need to eliminate standing water that can become breeding grounds for ...

Aurora has begun its yearly mosquito control program, with the goal of curbing the spread of the West Nile virus, according to a news release from the city on Friday. The city’s Street Maintenance ...